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Why doomsday provisions protect your Will and trust from unintended asset distribution.
Resource Consents have lapse dates. These dates are very important. If you haven’t started the activity...
Resource consents are required to ensure the activity you want to do is carried out in a way that looks...
There has always been a tension between the way we interact with the world for our benefit and how we...
In this post-COVID world, some employers may be finding that their employees’ annual holiday balances...
The Trusts Act that came into effect in January 2021 is the first major reform since 1956. New legislation...
The Fair Trading Amendment Act 2021 has recently extended and introduced new protections against unfair...
If you have retired, the children have left home, and your home is slowly becoming more of a hindrance...
A badly drafted Will can be problematic and lead to family disputes. To be considered valid, your Will...
The question of whether someone is an employee, or a contractor, can have significant implications for...
After the Christchurch earthquake many insurance companies changed their house insurance policies from...
Most homeowners and purchasers of property are familiar with the concept of a mortgage. Simply put, a...
Congratulations to Meg Skilton and Kate Bennett who were admitted to the bar at the High Court in Tauranga...
A recent Employment Relations Authority (ERA) hearing has found that a Dunedin bakery owner failed to...
From today, eligible employees will receive an increase in the maximum weekly payment from $621.76 to...
A recent CFFC (Commission for Financial Capability) White Paper has proposed a complete policy review...
Significant changes are being made in New Zealand workplaces to better protect whistleblowers. The Protected...
This week the Employment Court handed down a landmark decision relating to three former members of the...
For a long time, employers in New Zealand have complained of ‘shake-down’ type claims, where a disgruntled...
Perhaps you have a lawyer for a friend. Or, maybe your gym buddy’s friend’s cousin’s boyfriend’s aunt...
A recent Court of Appeal decision found that the Directors of Southern Taxis Ltd were personally liable...
Under the law, there is a “state of limbo” when married couples separate but are not yet divorced.
If...
It’s clear that New Zealand is in the depths of a housing crisis, with the lack of supply and new development...
No access in emergency clauses have been a hot topic for most landlords and tenants since NZ’s first...
If you pass away and do not have a Will in place, this is called dying ‘intestate’.
In this situation,...
What happens if you do not have Enduring Powers of Attorney?
We all know (or should know) that a valid...
Have you and your partner entered into a Relationship Property Agreement? You might be surprised to find...
The recent case of The Estate of Thomas Winston Hodgson highlights changes under the new Trusts Act and...
As of 1 April 2021, new rules will govern the allocation of the purchase price for a business sale and...
As at 30 January 2021, the Trusts Act 2019 is in force. This long awaited Act brings the law up to date...
Many Tauranga residents have recently received a letter from Tauranga City Council informing them of...