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Spectacular blowback after BSA’s power grab
Grab the popcorn, readers. The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) raised a beef with journalist Sean Plunket, founding editor of The Platform. New Zealand media is dominated by left-leaning outlets, but The Platform, along with NewstalkZB and NBR, leans right. The BSA was formed in 1989 and is a disciplinary body granted powers under the Broadcasting Act 1989. There was no Internet to speak of in those days. A lot of broadcast media has migrated to online delivery, so i
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13 hours ago2 min read
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Can a failed employment advocacy company win a fees claim in the Disputes Tribunal?
Mandy is an ACC beneficiary and former office worker from Auckland. Following a serious injury sustained during a visit to a...
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Oct 34 min read
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We found a database of hallucinated AI legal cases
Here’s the link: AI Hallucination Cases Database – Damien Charlotin We expect this database to grow quickly. There are three recorded...
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Oct 11 min read
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Tax office vigilantes are off the hook again. What’s the scam? By Rex Patrick (SA, Aus)
ATO whistleblower Richard Boyle avoided a conviction, but let’s not forget why he blew the whistle in the first place.  The scam is how...
Kim Leighton
Aug 302 min read
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SLAPP-happy in Whanganui
In a severely flawed redundancy process, an experienced Practice Nurse parted ways with her employer Living Waters Medical Solutions Ltd...
Kim Leighton
Aug 233 min read
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Leighton Associates turns 6
What’s the average lifespan of a blogsite?  We have no idea, but we’ve been demystifying employment law since 2019. This is the first...
Kim Leighton
Jul 231 min read
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