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The New Zealand Court of Appeal on the cross-border application of New Zealand consumer and fair trading legislation

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More generally, the judgment provides a useful analysis of the interrelationship between statutory interpretation and choice of law, and lends weight to the proposition that product liability is properly governed by the law of the place of supply (or injury). They alleged negligence, breach of s 6 of the CGA and breaches of the FTA.

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Spooky Torts: The 2022 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

Here is my annual list of Halloween torts and crimes. Halloween of course remains a holiday seemingly designed for personal injury lawyers around the world and this year’s additions show why. Halloween has everything for a torts-filled holiday: battery, trespass, defamation, nuisance, product liability and more.

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Australian Federal Court dismisses the novel duty of care previously found in Sharma: what does it mean for future climate litigation in Australia?

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Based on the unchallenged scientific evidence brought by the plaintiffs, the Court recognized that the approval of the extension project would risk future injury to the children from climate hazards brought by global warming. The Minister subsequently appealed the decision. The Full Federal Court heard the appeal in October 2021.

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Spooky Torts: The 2021 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

Here is my annual list of Halloween torts and crimes. Halloween of course remains a holiday seemingly designed for personal injury lawyers around the world and this year’s additions show why. Halloween has everything for a torts-filled holiday: battery, trespass, defamation, nuisance, product liability and more.

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Spooky Torts: The 2023 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

Here is my annual list of Halloween torts and crimes. Halloween of course remains a holiday seemingly designed for personal injury lawyers around the world and this year’s additions show why. Halloween has everything for a torts-filled holiday: battery, trespass, defamation, nuisance, product liability and more.

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