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In the News
23 February 2012: Group rubbishes Auckland Council's waste management proposal
Waste and Recycling Council spokesman, Stephen Franks, says Auckland rubbish collection charges are unclear. Articles appeared in the Manukau Courier. Papakura Courier and Easter Courier highlighting some of the issues.
16 February 2012: Crafar decision could prompt law change
Stephen Franks wants the Government to take a long deep breath and look at the decision. To read what Stephen discussed with Mike Hoskings on Newstalk ZB click here.
15 February 2012: Section 9 of the SOE Act
Stephen Franks has an interesting prespective on Section 9 of the SOE Act, as his law firm was involved at that time. Read NZ Herald Political round-up: February 15 for details.
14 February 2012: Review on Criminal Trial Process
Interviewed on Newstalk ZB, Stephen Franks says he doesn't agree with the Law Commission, that juries shouldn't be used in sexual offending cases because they often bring prejudice. To read more click here.
22 December 2011: "Trade Me" Legal Tender sees Small Firm Winners
Franks & Ogilvie have been appointed to the Government’s approved legal services panel. They are one of the 8 law firms qualified for finance and banking advice and among the 14 for corporate and commercial work. Click here to read an article by LawFuel (21 December 2011) on this.
10 December 2011: Thermography versus mammography
The Listener reports "Practitioners of breast thermography say a hostile environment created by health authorities has jeopardised a useful service for women". Franks & ogilvie act for Clinical Thermography. Click here to read the Listener article.
9 December 2011: Ignorant Judiciary threatens business freedom
Stephen Franks, a prinicpal of Franks & Ogilvie, told the National Business Review unless there was dishonesty in finance company collapses, it was a "total waste of time" pursuing directors through court. To read the NBR article click here.
1 December 2011: Nikki Pender appears on Court Report
Franks & Ogilvie's Nikki Pender appeared on TVNZ's Court Report on 1 December. Nikki has represented the Kuchenbecker family in their attempt to prosecute the Corrections Department. Click here to view Nikki's interview on "Can you prosecute a Government department?".
18 August 2011: Recyclers say council wasting its time
Stephen Franks, on behalf of the Waste & Recycling Council, told Auckland Councillors they were heading for an expensive public consultation exercise on a waste management and minimisation plan that had limited prospect of being adopted and less prospect of being implemented. To find out more click here.
31 July 2011: Analysis rubbishes waste savings
We are advising a grouping of Auckland businesses concerned about recent decisions made by Auckland Council regarding the control of solid waste streams and facilities in the Auckland region. Click here for the article published in the Sunday Star Times.
18 April 2011: David v Goliath battle for justice: HSE prosecutions of Police and Corrections
Stephen Franks and Nikki Pender have been seeking accountability for the mistakes made by the New Zealand Police and the Department of Corrections that led to the deaths of both Karl Kuchenbecker and Debbie Ashton through Health and Safety in Employment Act prosecutions. An article by Neil Reid in the Sunday Star Times on this is available here. To read the background information supplied for this story click here Media HSE Prosecutions 2011
7 April 2011: Stephen Franks' presentation to 5th Annual Regulatory Evolution Summit
Stephen Franks presented to the 5th Annual Regulatory Evolution Summit on consumer views of regulation and consumer-orientated regulation. Stephen's presentation entitled A consumer perspective of merit review so far - and crusading without cost:benefit analysis is available here MEUG Consumer Law.
22 November 2010: Franks to conduct review of banking code Stephen Franks is the Independent Reviewer of the Code of Banking Practice which is a voluntary code of conduct for members of the New Zealand Bankers' Association. The Dominion Post article can be viewed here and a copy of the Issues Paper can found on the NZBA website.
7 October 2010: IDEA Services going into statutory management Click here to view the TVNZ interview by Miriama Kamo with Stephen Franks on IDEA Services being put into statutory management.
22 August 2010: TVNZ Q & A Panel Click here to view TVNZ's live political affairs Q+A programme. The panel members included Stephen Franks, Katherine Rich, and political scientist Therese Arseneau.
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