Sharp Tudhope Lawyers are proud to support Liam Lawson, who took out New Zealand Grand Prix and the Castrol Toyota Racing Series (TRS) Championship over the weekend. Liam is a TRS rookie at just 16 years of age and has a stellar career ahead of him. Only eight of the 18 starters managed to finish…
This article is co-authored by Richard Hoare and Ryan McMaster and includes input from our friends at Australian Law firm, Sierra Legal. Sierra Legal was a 2018 Australasian Law Awards finalist for Boutique Firm of the Year https://www.sierralegal.com.au/ What has changed? Last July, Australia made changes to its insolvency laws with the aim of enhancing the…
In November 2018 the Reserve Bank announced that home loan restrictions will be loosened in January. This news has sparked a range of reactions from New Zealand property pundits, with some heralding the change as a blessing for millennials and others dismissing it as a minor change unlikely to have much of an impact. In…
This year we have seen a number of changes in the law, with both the Land Transfer Act 2017 and the Overseas Investment Amendment Act 2018 coming in to force, and the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 rules applying to lawyers, accountants and real estate agents. By all accounts, it…
This blog is the second part of an ongoing series exploring the impact of Blockchain on the law. Click here to read part one which addresses the basics of Blockchain technology. The concept of smart contracts dates as far back as 1994, when Nick Szabo, a legal scholar and cryptographer realised the potential for autonomous…