Commercial
These business briefs cover the Health and Safety at Work Amendment Act 2026 and how to manage the risks of using AI at work. They also explain why directors shouldn’t rely on AI-generated summaries of board papers. The last brief covers new reporting, liability and disclosure rules for consumer credit providers, now that the FMA regulates the CCCFA.
Generative AI can create professional-looking logos and slogans in seconds, for a fraction of the usual cost. However, AI-generated branding may not be distinctive enough to register as a trade mark, and it could even infringe someone else’s. Here’s what businesses should know before using AI to create their brand.
The Employment Leave Act 2026 became law on 6 August 2026. It brings the biggest changes to employee leave since the Holidays Act 2003. Leave will be worked out by the hour, and staff will start earning it from their first day. The changes don’t take effect until August 2028, which gives employers time to update their payroll systems and employment agreements.
Taking a look at Budget 2026, including the focus on a return to surplus by 2028-29, and major spending on health, education, infrastructure, and fuel cost relief.
A closer look at anticipated changes within the Health and Safety at Work Amendment Bill, focusing on reduced compliance for small firms and new critical risk standards
Updates on NZ unconscionable conduct enforcement, foreign investment reform, new privacy rules, and key employment law changes.
The RMA is on its way out, set to be replaced by an entirely new resource management system that the government has described as a ‘once-in-a-generation’ reform. The new system will reshape development and environmental decision-making for the foreseeable future.
Our latest round up of what’s happening in Commercial Law, including: the launch of the new Business Investor Visa; Responsible AI usage; HelloFresh and the Fair Trading Act 1986.
The Commerce Commission has now completed the country’s first criminal cartel prosecution with two sentences imposed on two construction companies in the High Court in Auckland.
Late last year, the Supreme Court decided that Uber drivers are employees. An employment law lifeline, however, has been proposed.