Helping employers recoup training costs Bonding agreements can be an incredibly useful tool for ensuring employers can recoup costs incurred...
Read More
Lease vs licence
Edmonds Judd
September 16, 2021
Common contractual arrangements in commercial property Choosing the premises from which to operate your business can be daunting; it is...
Read More
Business briefs
Edmonds Judd
September 16, 2021
Unfair contract terms regime extended to small business contracts The Fair Trading Amendment Act 2021, which was passed into law...
Read More
Buying your first home using KiwiSaver funds
Edmonds Judd
August 25, 2021
But you’re already the trustee of a trust The rules around the use of KiwiSaver have evolved over recent years...
Read More
Estate laws due for a shake-up
Edmonds Judd
August 25, 2021
Law Commission proposals The laws about the administration of estates are being reviewed by the Law Commission. Much of what...
Read More
Britney Spears’ conservatorship
Edmonds Judd
August 25, 2021
Could it happen in New Zealand? The American entertainer Britney Spears’ conservatorship has recently been in the headlines. She is...
Read More
Significant Natural Areas
Edmonds Judd
July 30, 2021
What are they? Should I be concerned? The identification of ‘Significant Natural Areas’ has been in the news lately. How...
Read More
Buying or leasing Māori land
Edmonds Judd
July 30, 2021
What does ‘alienation’ mean in this context? There are significant amounts of Māori land in New Zealand in productive rural...
Read More
Over the fence
Edmonds Judd
July 30, 2021
Climate Change Commission: carbon farming On 31 May, the Climate Change Commission provided Parliament with its final advice on the...
Read More
Buying off the plans
Edmonds Judd
July 19, 2021
Becoming a more popular option in this tight housing market It’s no secret that the housing market in New Zealand...
Read More
New edition of To Trust or Not to Trust
Edmonds Judd
July 19, 2021
With the new Trusts Act 2019 that came into force on 30 January 2021, we now have a new edition...
Read More
Climate Action Toolbox
Edmonds Judd
July 19, 2021
We all need to do our bit to reduce carbon emissions and look after the planet better than we have...
Read More
Post-Covid working world
Edmonds Judd
July 19, 2021
Keep employment agreements and policies up-to-date Over the past 18 months, we have seen significant changes to employees’ hours of...
Read More
An independent trustee
Edmonds Judd
July 19, 2021
Can be more important than you might think Managing a family trust is not getting cheaper, nor is the paperwork...
Read More
Postscript
Edmonds Judd
July 19, 2021
Mature workers toolkit The government’s business website has launched a ‘Mature workers toolkit’ to help employers to get workers aged...
Read More