An employer’s issue Managing workplace health and safety has run the gamut from providing ergonomic chairs and PPE to ensuring...
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Co-ownership arrangements
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March 31, 2022
Could be a good option to get on the property ladder Getting on the first rung of the property ladder...
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Checking your home is accurately insured
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March 31, 2022
Regularly review the sum insured Recent sharp increases in building materials costs due to Covid shortages have affected the cost...
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Notifications of privacy breaches increases significantly
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March 31, 2022
Check systems are in place Notifications for a privacy breach have increased nearly four-fold since the new Privacy Act 2019...
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Helping your family before you pass away
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March 31, 2022
Get your family details noted now When someone in your family dies, there are a myriad of things to organise...
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Postscript
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March 31, 2022
New holidays legislation The complexities of calculating holiday pay and other leave provisions under the current Holidays Act 2003 should...
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Resource consents
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March 22, 2022
What are they and when do you need one? The Resource Management Act 1991 places restrictions on how your land...
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Not sure of your boundary?
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March 22, 2022
Remedies if there is an encroachment All property owners, whether commercial or residential, must ensure that any structure on their...
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Property briefs
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March 22, 2022
Updates to the ADLS Agreement – important for buyers and sellers On 8 February 2022 the Auckland District Law Society...
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Gift or loan?
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February 15, 2022
The importance of properly documenting advances between family members The trusty Kiwi “She’ll be right” approach is often manifested in...
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Caring for Kiwis who cannot make decisions for themselves
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February 15, 2022
Comparing with Britney Spears’ conservatorship In the Spring 2021 edition of Trust eSpeaking, we looked at whether someone in New...
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When there is a will, what is the way?
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February 15, 2022
A parent dies, but the child is unaware of the death A child (of whatever age) can make a claim[1]...
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Contractors
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February 2, 2022
A veritable minefield of employment law From a legal perspective, hiring contractors has always been tricky. The onus of correctly...
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Grounding your jet-setters
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February 2, 2022
The Covid dilemma of annual leave and holidaying offshore Since Covid appeared in New Zealand in early 2020, employers have...
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Business briefs
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February 2, 2022
Charges against Bunnings dismissed Certain rules for interpreting whether broad marketing statements comply with the Fair Trading Act 1986 (FTA)...
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