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Allegations fly in US1b self-flying air taxi company legal action
Law & Regulation

Allegations fly in US1b self-flying air taxi company legal action

Rival self-flying air taxi firms including company set to trial its tech in Canterbury claim theft of trade secrets and patent infringement.

Denise McNabb 18 Aug 2021
Ports of Auckland could face $5m in fines over worker's death
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Ports of Auckland could face $5m in fines over worker's death

Ports of Auckland and one of its employees could face millions of dollars in fines after health and safety charges were laid.

Brent Melville 13 Aug 2021
Top court slaps down Feltex funder's claim
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Top court slaps down Feltex funder's claim

Tony Gavigan's application was "irregular in a number of respects".

Paul McBeth 12 Aug 2021
Gold boss manipulated market with online posts FMA alleges
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Gold boss manipulated market with online posts FMA alleges

The chief executive made anonymous posts on online investor forum Sharetrader, which the regulator says were misleading. 

Dan Brunskill 12 Aug 2021


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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