May 2018 . . . Trustee capacity issues are becoming increasingly common as life expectancies increase. In New Zealand there is no automatic consequence of a trustee losing capacity...
May 2018 . . . When you make a big decision, like buying a house or a business, you should write down what everyone has agreed. Of course, sometimes things change and you need to...
May 2018 . . . In April 2015 the Government introduced the “Kiwisaver Homestart Grant” to assist first time home buyers with their funding for the purchase of a...
May 2018 . . . The Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs has announced a review of New Zealand’s insurance contract law saying that there are “significant problems...
April 2018 . . . Powers of attorney are legal documents that set out who can take care of your affairs if you cannot. There are two main types of powers of attorney, general powers...
April 2018. . . The Government has confirmed that it will carry on with the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill from the previous government which puts some liability back on...
March 2018. . . In the last year of its third term the National coalition government passed the Resource Legislation Amendment Act 2017. That Act amends various Acts that...
March 2018. . . Flexibility around the timing of rest and meal breaks introduced under the previous National-led Government is set to be rolled back as part of the current...
March 2018. . . One of the key issues of the 2017 election campaign was the affordable housing crisis facing New Zealand. During the new Labour Government’s first 100 days,...
March 2018. . . Purchasing a used car can be a stressful and daunting exercise, particularly for those of us who know little or nothing about a car’s mysterious inner...
March 2018. . . Ward Equipment Limited v Preston is a 2017 Court of Appeal case dealing with the question of when additional terms should be implied into a commercial...
March 2018. . . A New Zealand company has fallen foul of privacy rules following the departure of an employee. Drugs and drug paraphernalia were observed in the employee’s...
March 2018. . . In 2015 the then National Government introduced the “Bright-Line Test” for the sale of residential property. Under current law (subject to a few...
February 2018. . . Cracking on with plans to increase the minimum wage rate to $20 per hour by 2021, the government has recently set a new minimum wage rate of $16.50 with...
February 2018. . . Importance of having a Will As far as your family is concerned, your Will could be the most important document you sign. A Will contains...
February 2018. . . In January the government announced a range of changes to employment laws. As you will no doubt have heard, a key change is that employers with 20 or more staff...
February 2018. . . This article appeared in the Otago Daily Times. As many readers will be aware, trusts have traditionally been very popular in New Zealand and they are used in...
Summary A recent Employment Court decision has potentially significant implications for companies that use workers from labour hire companies. In Prasad and Tulai v LSG Sky...
Global attention is gathering apace on blockchain technologies and cryptocurrencies (such as Bitcoin and Ethereum) as part of the latest wave of financial technology innovation and...
In the recent High Court decision Saddik v University of Auckland the University’s refusal to extend a kebab shop owner’s lease at the University food court has brought...
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