Legal Publications - Duncan Cotterill

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We produce a range of articles, legal publications and resources on a wide range of legal subjects and hot topics critical to our clients needs. These include briefings on key legal issues, newsletters on practice areas and industry developments via the below headings.

Recent judgment is a reminder that spam doesn’t always have malicious intentions

A charitable trust has recently been sentenced for breaching the Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act 2007 (often known as the Spam Act ), in a reminder that it’s easy to do the wrong thing, even if it is unintentional. [1] The New Zealand Trustees Association Charitable Trust ( NZTA ) More »

3 things you need to know about the Privacy Bill before it becomes law

The Privacy Bill, which will replace the Privacy Act 1993, commenced its second reading on 18 June. Here are the three things you need to know about it before it comes into force in 2020 (probably). Mostly, it’s steady as she goes. The Government has shied away from major renovations and the More »

Privacy Bill progresses through Parliament

Almost a year ago, the Government introduced a new Bill to Parliament to replace the existing Privacy Act with one more suited to our digital world. Having considered submissions on the Bill, the Justice Select Committee has now released its report, recommending that the Bill be passed. Information More »

Privacy law update

The era of international GDPR enforcement arrives It’s been just over six months since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force in the European Union. One of the key features of the GDPR is its extra-territorial application, set out in Article 3. The world has been More »

Five Eyes announce intentions for back door live access to secure communications

New Zealand tech businesses routinely find themselves subject to data access requests from government agencies. Government access to customer data goes straight to the heart of the trust customers have in digital brands. Notable consumer tech heavyweights including Google, Apple, Facebook and New More »

Recent data breaches highlight importance of new privacy legislation

Data breaches revealed by Z Energy and Ticketmaster in the past few days have provided a salient reminder that they can affect any of us at any time. Unfortunately, disclosures of privacy breaches are often belated, depriving individuals of the chance to take any steps such as password changes to More »

No need to fear: getting your head around the GDPR

If you have been reading anything about the impending go-live date of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you might be feeling a bit daunted: more stringent data protection standards, heightened rights for individuals, harsher penalties on data controllers and processors for failing to More »

New privacy legislation for a digital world

Twenty five years ago, when the Privacy Act 1993 came in to force, emails and the internet were in their infancy. Shopping wasn’t conducted online and delivered to your door direct from overseas, and social media hadn’t been contemplated. Scams came via fax machine or leaflets in your More »

Privacy Bill introduced

A new Privacy Bill has been tabled in Parliament. It introduces some small but notable changes to the privacy regulatory framework in New Zealand. The Bill (once passed) will affect your business. Its passage through the parliamentary process is one you should keep an eye on. Below is a summary of More »

"Ransomware" - cyber security and practical tips

WannaCry is the computer malware "worm" that has been infecting computer business systems around the world in the last few days. It reportedly attacks a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows operating systems and locks users out of their own computer systems, demanding a ransom of about $300 More »

Part 2 - Smart contracts, blockchain and distributed ledger technology: implications for business

Introduction Smart contracts, blockchain and distributed ledger technology ( DLT ) are new technologies with the potential to radically transform our economic and social systems. In Part I of this article, we outlined smart contracts, blockchain and DLT, and what the potential benefits of each are More »

Part 1 - Smart contracts, blockchain and distributed ledger technology: implications for business

Introduction The legal sector needs to be aware of smart contracts, blockchain, distributed ledger technology (DLT) and the underpinning technology. It is part of a huge wave of transformational technology change that is already affecting the banking, financial services and payments industries, and More »

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