As a result of the Christchurch earthquakes and recent natural events, insurance has been thrust into the limelight, with regard to the increasing cost (and the extent) of cover. The cost of fire and general insurance has increased dramatically and, accordingly, people are looking much more closely at what they are getting for their premiums and at the level of cover they have. In some instances, people are deciding to live with a level of risk, but two recent cases[1] involving the same incident show just how dangerous some of these decisions can be. Continue reading
Today we’ve published the Autumn 2013 edition of Trust eSpeaking; we hope you enjoy reading this, and also find its contents both interesting and useful.
In this issue we have articles on:
- Trust and Avoidance of Rest Home Fees: all quite tricky
- Right to Decide About Funeral and Burial: still some uncertainties
- Law Commission’s Key Proposals for New Trust Legislation
If you’d like to talk further about anything in Trust eSpeaking, please be in touch.
Courts Minister Chester Borrows has announced that Disputes Tribunal applications will be able to be filed online from 1 October 2012.
He says the Disputes Tribunal is New Zealand’s most accessible forum for dealing with lower level disputes, but applicants have had to fill in forms by hand and post them or deliver them to the nearest District Court.
“The is not customer friendly, cost-effective, or an efficient way of working,” Mr Borrows says.
Today we publish the Winter 2012 issue of our newsletter Property Speaking. We hope you enjoy reading this, and also find the articles useful to you. If there’s anything you’d like to discuss with us further, please don’t hesitate to be in touch.
In this issue:
- Watching out for a Leaky Home: Helping to identify common features for home buyers
- Going into Care: Will giving assets away make any difference?
- Changes to the ADLS/REINZ Agreement for Sale & Purchase
- Finance conditions for Sale & Purchase Agreements
- Repairs and maintenance of unit property
The latest Fineprint is published here.
In this issue we have articles on:
- Madrid Trade Mark System: What does it mean for the health of your intellectual property?
- Winter Feed for Dairy: Making sure there’s enough feed when you buy
- Landowner Compensation Rights: Public Works Act 1981
- Who’s my Daddy? Establishing paternity
- Parental leave payments increased
- Keep the home fires burning
- 90-day trial period used to reduce employer risk
by Chris Grenfell
Like any relationship, the relationship between a sharemilker and farm owner has times where disputes and problems can occur. There are a number of ways that these issues can be resolved and this article looks at the most common methods contained in modern sharemilking agreements.
Today we publish the Winter 2012 edition of Commercial eSpeaking; we hope you find the articles both interesting and useful. If you’d like to discuss further any topic below, or indeed any business law issue, please be in touch.
Inside:
- Using Intellectual Property to Sustain your Business: IP can open new markets and develop new revenue streams
- Recent Changes to the Credit Reporting System: Your repayment history information can now be shared
- Consumer Law Reform Bill update
- ‘Would’ v ‘Could’
- Why the concept of traditional gifting should not be easily dismissed
In this issue:
- Joint Tenancy and Tenancy in Common – How do we choose?
- Mortgagee sales – how to avoid one
- Being the surviving spouse – some options
- A reminder: buyers beware of GST zero-rating
Today we publish the Autumn issue of our newsletter Fineprint. We hope you find the articles of interest and that they’re useful to you.
In this issue we have articles on:
- New Licensed Building Practitioners: How will it affect
homeowners? - Using KiwiSaver to Buy Your First Home: Good benefits available
- Consumer Law Makeover: Reform Bill introduced
- The Feed Wedge: Ensuring you’ve enough feed on your new rural
property - Having your say on MMP
- Freephone number for help on loan problems
- What do you do if you’ve been scammed?
- SuperGold Card discounts
Please be in touch if you’d like to talk over any aspect of these topics, or
indeed any matter.
Today we publish the Autumn 2012 edition of Rural eSpeaking here. We hope you find the articles of interest and that they’re also useful to you.
In this issue we have articles on:
- What’s mine is mine, and what’s yours is your problem: Your things can cause headaches when they head out of bounds
- Biosecurity Law Reform Bill 2012: Bringing New Zealand’s biosecurity up to date
- Crafar Farms: What is of the most benefit to New Zealand?
- Fonterra end of season share purchase
- National Animal Identification and Trading Act 2012
- Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS): Caveat emptor
If you’d like to talk further on any topics covered in the newsletter, or indeed on any rural matter, please be in touch with us.