With the current economic climate of Covid-19, company Directors may question their business solvency and whether to continue trading in such circumstances. The recent Supreme Court decision of Madsen-Ries v Cooper regarding the liquidation of Debut Homes Ltd should be at the forefront of any Director questioning the solvency of their business and tempted to…
The swift advancements in the information technology space in the last couple of decades have rendered the Privacy Act 1993 outdated and not fit to effectively regulate the current ways in which we gather, store and use information. To address this, New Zealand has a new Privacy Act on the way. What are the key…
Why do we need a will? In basic terms, to document who you wish to provide for upon your death and how you’d like your assets to be distributed. Wills also allow you to specify someone you would like to look after your children or to leave special gifts and meaningful things to people or…
NEW GOVERNMENT POLICY MEANS COUNCILS WILL BE FORCED TO ACCEPT DEVELOPMENTS WITH NO CAR PARKS The National Policy Statement on Urban Development 2020 came into force on 20 August 2020. It aims to increase the density of housing by imposing restrictions on Councils so that all tier 1 cities – Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Tauranga and…
We were delighted to host the Privacy Commissioner at our offices last week, where he gave a detailed presentation and overview of the Privacy Act 2020 which will take effect from 1 December 2020. If you are in business and collecting personal information from clients you need to understand your obligations in relation to keeping…