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No point bankrupting Mainzeal's Yan, court told
Law & Regulation

No point bankrupting Mainzeal's Yan, court told

Richard Yan’s lawyer says there’s no point bankrupting his client and he can’t pay security for the upcoming Mainzeal appeal.

Victoria Young 03 Jul 2020
ROBERT OWEN: On Payroll Compliance for SMEs
Law & Regulation

Robert Owen: ROBERT OWEN: On Payroll Compliance for SMEs

With Australian company MYOB notifying small businesses recently of problems with how its New Zealand payroll products calculate employee leave, the Holidays Act compliance nightmare is no longer just a problem for large employers.Widespread reporting of Holidays Act remediation...

Robert Owen 03 Jul 2020
Broader questions in power investigation - Meridian
Law & Regulation

Broader questions in power investigation - Meridian

An investigation of power pricing during December’s South Island floods may help resolve long-standing issues in the wholesale electricity market, Meridian Energy says. The Electricity Authority believes wholesale charges that month may have been $80 million higher than they n...

Gavin Evans 03 Jul 2020
VICTORIA YOUNG: Baldwins, AJ Park and the decline of the patent lawyer
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Victoria Young: VICTORIA YOUNG: Baldwins, AJ Park and the decline of the patent lawyer

The folding of Baldwins into AJ Park is a symptom of a much bigger problem for New Zealand's innovation economy - the decline of the local patent attorney.

Victoria Young 03 Jul 2020


Victoria Young
Victoria Young

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With a professional career spanning New Zealand, Singapore, and London, Victoria Young has been with BusinessDesk since 2019, initially as a senior reporter before taking on the role of investigations editor in 2022, then editor in 2024. 
She has been instrumental in growing BusinessDesk as this country’s premium business news brand.
She was the 2023 recipient of a Brian Gaynor initiative grant.
Victoria holds law and arts degrees from Victoria University of Wellington. 
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