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Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Lawyer and PhD candidate. Regulation, advertising, media and privacy Law.
Uber tried to drive home its argument but the Supreme Court said it wasn’t fare.

www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/assets/cases...
www.courtsofnz.govt.nz
November 17, 2025 at 6:55 AM
"To put it more colloquially, as long as the tin existed and had the right content, the label on the tin was not a serious matter. ... She thought there would be alternative authorities for those positions."

Now that is a courageous position.

www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/barrist...
Barrister did not appreciate seriousness of fake citations, High Court hears
Hearing before the King's Bench president is dealing with two separate cases - one involving a barrister and a law centre and the other a solicitor.
www.lawgazette.co.uk
May 29, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Your money is your money. If you ask to transfer money or pay someone, a bank cannot stop you unless very very limited circumstances apply.

A bank does not regulate your spending.

www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/tsb-staff...
TSB staff help customer send $1m to scammers
Recorded phone calls capture the moment TSB staff help customer Steven Fan send $1m to scammers.
www.nzherald.co.nz
May 21, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Now that is what I call clear judicial writing Vol 34.

The headings *chef kiss*
May 18, 2025 at 10:59 PM
“It’s much more likely that you win the lottery than that you get impacted by this piece of space debris”... yeah, but I plan to win the lottery?

www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/3...
Parts of this Soviet spacecraft crashed in NZ 53 years ago. The rest could land this week
A rocket malfunction caused Kosmos 482 to break up in 1972, with parts of it raining down on Ashburton. What’s left of it has been slowly returning to Earth ever since.
www.stuff.co.nz
May 8, 2025 at 3:37 AM
I feel like being "hit in the pocket" is phraseology reserved for those of us who earn less than $3,000,000 a year. But I don't make the rules.
May 2, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Still can't beat it on a good day.
April 30, 2025 at 10:56 PM
If you ask someone what their favorite show is and they say Bojack Horseman— there are definite follow up questions, right?

One being, are you okay?
April 13, 2025 at 3:54 AM
I resent Barbour coats becoming politically coded.
March 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Wayne Brown would not approve.
March 23, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Once again, anarchy prevails.
March 20, 2025 at 7:58 PM
La Roche-Posay is clearly a S-tier skincare brand, but they change their product range so much now when you find a product that work, it is likely to have been changed by the time you replace it.
March 16, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Is there a greater thrill in life than being about to present when Microsoft Windows decides it absolutely must do updates. If there is, I’m unaware.
February 27, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Reassure me the first question in all future murder investigations won't be, 'but is the suspect hot?'
December 10, 2024 at 9:55 PM
Today’s Post features an opinion on ambulance ride-alongs, focusing on patient rights, privacy, and consent. By Prof Chris Jackson, Prof Nicole Moreham, and this other dude, Kent.

https://www.thepost.co.nz/a/nz-news/350042517/how-shane-retis-ambulance-ride-alongs-likely-breached-patient-rights
July 26, 2023 at 11:01 PM