Protecting your inheritance from your spouse or partner
How do I protect my inheritance from my spouse or partner? Sometimes we are lucky enough to receive a gift or inheritance from family members, either while they are alive…
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Is Your Family Trust Past Its Use By Date?
A recent article published by stuff.co.nz highlights that many family trusts established in the 1980s and 1990s may no longer be needed due to changes in circumstances and upcoming changes…
Richard, A Rising Star In 2020
Sharp Tudhope are delighted to congratulate commercial partner, Richard Hoare on being named as one of NZ Lawyer Magazine’s Rising Stars for 2020. The Rising Stars 2020 list celebrates young…
Tauranga Northern Link – It’s Back On! Or Is It?
It should be called ‘the missing link’. A project announced and consented during the previous National Government’s tenure, and quietly cancelled by the Greens and Labour after their election win.…
What’s New In Employment Law
The Labour government came in with a long to-do list of changes to employment law. In this article co-authored by Shima Grice and Lucy Nolan we look at what has…
Helping Those Who Can’t Help Themselves
Our team care about the welfare of animals in the community and recently, Senior Solicitor, Samantha Mangino came accross a local organisation, Rescue Revive Rehome who are in need of…
Four Changes To Agreements For Sale And Purchase You Should Know About
Last month, the main form that lawyers and real estate agents use for sale and purchase of property changed. The new form incorporates changes in case law, technological changes and…
The Legal Forecast For 2020
2019 has been a busy year, with several law changes afoot and new Acts to take effect in the years to come. It’s likely that there are more changes to…
Cracking The Code – Relief For Small Code Companies
Recent amendments to the Takeovers Act 1993 and Takeovers Code will be a welcome relief to many small Code companies. These changes add a threshold below which the Code will…
Working With Us – Stem Wana Trust’s Story
Earlier this year we had the pleasure of working with STEM Wana Trust to help them achieve Registered Charity Status and in turn, deliver a world class STEMFest in Tauranga…