Late last year the Employment Court recently issued a judgment finding that four Uber drivers working for Uber Rideshare and Uber Eats are in fact employees, rather than...
We have encountered several disputes stemming from a perceived interference of privacy created by one property looking into another. The recent UK Supreme Court case of Fearn v...
Sometimes you might do business with people you don’t like. But sometimes you get to cut those ties and end a contract. For example, global shoe company Adidas recently cut...
On 18 September, the Ministry for the Environment announced a new National Policy Statement for Highly Productive Land 2022 (NPS-HPL) which seeks to protect highly productive land...
The Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988 (the PPPR Act) governs the area of law that relates to a person losing mental capacity and how their affairs are to be...
The recent Supreme Court decision of Melco Property Holdings (NZ) 2012 Ltd v Hall[1] has provided helpful guidance on the circumstances in which a party may cancel[2] a...
The housing crisis. It’s near impossible to watch the news, listen to the radio or read any news site without catching something about the housing shortage. In May, Auckland...
The Fair Trading Act 1986 (Act) has, since March 2015, prohibited the use of unfair contract terms in standard form consumer contracts, i.e. business to consumer contracts. The...
Significant Natural Areas (SNAs) remain the central mechanism in the latest draft of the National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity (NPSIB) released June 9, 2022. As we...
The Employment Court’s recent decision in Courage v Attorney General[1] has found that members of Gloriavale Christian Community (Gloriavale) were employees while living...
NEW WORK VISA POLICY: ACCREDITED EMPLOYER WORK VISA With the New Zealand borders opening up, Immigration New Zealand’s long-awaited Accredited Employer Work Visa (the...
Our thanks to Gus Griffin for assisting with this article. Looking to establish or invest in carbon forestry? Then you should understand the Government’s ETS...
If you’re in business with other people (like co-founders or investors), it’s important to have a shareholders’ agreement. Today we’ll look at some of the...
Signing a commercial lease is a big decision, whether it’s for an office, retail space or café/restaurant location. In this article, we’ll consider the key...
Starting a business is hard work. There’s lots to do and plenty to spend your money on. So how do you know what to do and where to start? In this article, we’ll briefly...
Introduction This article covers: How to apply for the wage subsidy, and what the criteria are; and Whether or not employers can reduce pay during the Level 4...
If you start a business, it is important to choose the right structure. In this article, we’ll look at the two most common business structures: companies and sole traders....
As from 24 July 2021 the minimum sick leave entitlements has increased from five days per year to ten days per year. That change won’t affect everyone straight...
Recently, some of our clients have been asking whether the Council has a right to enter their property to assess and map significant natural areas? The short answer is, no;...
Contracts can be boring. We all know they are important, but dealing with legal wording can leave people frustrated and unhappy. If you work in a role where you regularly...
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