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The sovereign nation east of Australia.

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America's Cup boat model

We would like to build a model of one of the America's Cup team boats (team NZ-winner). Like the attached image. My question is about all the trademarks on the boats. Will it be possible to replicate ...
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Changing price of item after order has been confirmed

I recently made a purchase on an online shop for an item listed as $42 + 15% GST, this was fine so I made my order and I was sent conformation that my order had been received. The next day I received ...
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Is it legal for a company to take over management of my property after buying a rent roll without my explicit authority?

My rental property has been managed for a couple of years by company A. I recently found out that management of my property had been sold to company B and that I wasn't informed earlier as it was hard ...
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Without Prejudice section of a letter

I believe I have a good understanding of the meaning and implications of using the words "without prejudice" in a document which you may want to show in court. To date, when I have offered a ...
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Can I claim asylum inside New Zealand but not at the port of entry?

I'll head to New Zealand as I don't need a visa to travel there. I'm persecuted in my home country and after having enough (really enough) I'm leaving soon. I'll enter New Zealand by airport. Can I ...
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Is it possible to get extradicted to a country you never have been to?

I'm trying to wrap my head around the MegaUpload / Kim Dotcom case for quite a while now. On twitter he claims: I never lived there I never traveled there I had no company there But all I worked for ...
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Can someone be enforced to pay the difference if they were charged incorrectly in the first place?

I'm in New Zealand, but I'd be happy to hear an answer for your jurisdiction too. Due to a glitch in a billing system a single client was billed for some monthly service zero dollars. That client has ...
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Difference between employer vicarious liability and personal liability

The Health and Safety in Employment Act in New Zealand is a criminal provisions act. So employers can be both vicariously and personally liable for actions of their employees. When may an employer be ...
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