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The Safe Side | Issue 13
17/12/2019
With Christmas just around the corner, we thought we’d take a lighter look at “elf and safety” with our report on liability insurance exposures for Santa Claus. Merry Christmas and safe holidays from the team at VL!
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The Safe Side | Issue 12
22/11/2019
Two recent decisions illustrate how the law around health and safety continues to develop in New Zealand and why statutory liability cover is so important. In the first case, a High Court appeal decision clarified when a bystander who is badly affected by witnessing an accident can be considered a victim and be awarded reparations. In the second case, WorkSafe withdrew a charge after a VL-funded defence lawyer argued that a partner in a partnership was not a PCBU. We cover these cases and more from the statutory liability arena in this issue.
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The Safe Side | Issue 11
22/10/2019
The failure to comply with statutory obligations has led to criminal convictions for two individuals after their businesses were investigated for health and safety contraventions.
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