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Indexed articles, last 90 days
5
Latest publication
Sep 18, 2026
Outlet visibility, for Interest.co.nz
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Aug 5, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Neil Sands

    Sloppy administration and nightmare scenarios in body corporates (opens the original)

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    This article originally appeared in LawNews and is here with permission. It is Part 2 of a series. You can read part 1 here A lack of regulatory controls means parts of the strata management sector are a “wild west”, where anyone can set themselves up as a body corporate adviser and then potentially gain unsupervised access to accounts containing substantial amounts, industry insiders have warned. Strata management is a growing sector in New Zealand as urban planners encourage medium-to high-den

  2. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · Neil Sands

    How far can body corporate restrictions go? (opens the original)

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    This article originally appeared in LawNews and is here with permission. Rules for owners and tenants are needed to prevent apartment complexes from ‘going feral’. But when it comes to banning pets, Airbnb and brothels, bodies corporate are straying into ultra vires territory, experts say. Unless they’ve been living under a rock, most people – especially property lawyers, real estate agents and anyone living in apartment or townhouse complexes – have heard the horror stories about overzealous, i

  3. Article · Aug 25, 2026 · Neil Sands

    The impact of not getting things done as intended (opens the original)

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    This article originally appeared in LawNews and is here with permission. The government has declined to provide a detailed breakdown of its legislative priorities as the end of the parliamentary term looms in just over a month, raising questions about high-profile reform proposals such as banning children from social media and outlawing deepfakes. As of August 21, there were 100 bills awaiting Parliament’s approval. The House is scheduled to adjourn on September 24, before the 54th Parliament is

  4. Article · Aug 12, 2026 · Neil Sands

    Tenancy Tribunal warns applicants they face extra costs, strike-outs for careless AI use (opens the original)

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    This article originally appeared in LawNews and is here with permission. Tenancy Tribunal applicants who use artificial intelligence (AI) incorrectly risk being hit with extra costs and having their case struck out, principal adjudicator Brett Carter has warned in new guidelines designed to reduce the amount of AI slop clogging the system. Carter issued the guidelines amid concerns from regular tribunal users that the dispute-resolution service is drowning in AI-generated paperwork. Tenants use

  5. Article · Aug 5, 2026 · Neil Sands

    The risk of algorithmic collusion (opens the original)

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    This article originally appeared in LawNews and is here with permission. Artificial intelligence (AI) has become an everyday tool for businesses in New Zealand, but firms need to be aware that they risk unwittingly breaching competition law if the technology facilitates “algorithmic collusion”, Bell Gully has warned. In an online briefing, the law firm examines how businesses using AI could find themselves on the wrong side of the Commerce Act, pointing out that AI-related competition risk is an

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