New Zealand businesses are increasingly being targeted by IP-related schemes specifically designed to get them to needlessly part with their cash.

COMMENT: Two recent Canadian Supreme Court decisions support a broader interpretation of the "fair dealing" defence to copyright infringement.

Senior corporates can heed lessons from staff at a civil contracting company, on how not to quit and set up in opposition.

Lawyer Shelley Cave played a big hand in securing “deals of the year” awards for law firm Simpson Grierson at this week’s Mcquarie Bank ALB Australasian law awards in Sydney.

Ms Cave was involved in the insolvency and restructuring for the ABC Learning Centres receivership.

She was also involved with Stephen Ward and Don Holborow in the Fisher & Paykel recapitalisation New Zealand deal of the year.

Rob McLean secured the M&A deal of the year for the Kirin – Lion Nathan acquisition.