Gary Hughes Barrister / Advocacy / Regulatory / Strategic Risk legal expert
MAY 2016 published by Thomson Reuters Stronger enforcement looms, while New Zealand also presses on with further AML/CFT reforms The Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 (“AML/CFT Act”) introduced a broad risk-based framework that brought New Zealand’s
April 2016: First published in the International Bar Association, Anti-corruption journal. Gary Hughes, Barrister, IBA Anti-Corruption Division, NZ Country Officer. New Zealand is often held up internationally as a beacon of low corruption, with generally high standards of governance, public institutions,
Attempts to de-register overseas financial service providers run into confusion Two decisions of the High Court towards the end of 2015 delivered conflicting results on the ability of New Zealand’s main financial regulator, the Financial Markets Authority (“FMA”) to bring
Earthquake insurance appeal cases deal with problems of successive events and allocation of loss Published October 2015 In the International Law Office newsletter – New Zealand In 2010 and 2011, the Canterbury region of New Zealand suffered several major earthquakes,
14-15 September 2016: ACAMS, the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists, is for a third year partnering with the New Zealand Police Financial Intelligence Unit to present a major 2-day conference at Te Papa, Wellington. Gary is delighted to again
16 August 2016: Gary presented at an ACAMS seminar event hosted by KPMG in Auckland, on the topic of Anti-Bribery and Corruption (“ABC”) issues for New Zealand. An under-explored topic for New Zealand, an update on these issues is timely
February 2016 – Presentation slides of seminar to Chartered Accountants Australia and NZ.spaer Gary presented an update on dealings with the leading commercial regulators, including their approach, priorities, and nuances, along with some general tips from a seasoned lawyer’s point
16 March 2016: Hardly a day goes by without some new cyber risk presenting itself or a leak coming to light. An increasingly sinister trend is, for example, phishing or hacking and data theft/exposure followed by financial extortion by an