Remote working: the new normal As a result of the Covid lockdown, many employees were required to work remotely, and...
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Relationship property claims
Sign a contracting out agreement When entering a second or subsequent relationship, it is common to want to keep assets...
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Trustees’ decisions
Decision-making can be affected by bias In a recent case[1], trustees’ decision-making came under scrutiny from the High Court. Lara...
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Legal documents signed during lockdown
Best to sign again after lockdown to avoid later complications During the Covid lockdown, special rules applied to the signing...
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Over the fence
Tougher firearms legislation now in force The Arms Legislation Act 2020 received Royal Assent on 24 June 2020 and came into...
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National Environmental Standards for Freshwater 2020
Water was the hot topic in the 2017 election campaign. This year, with an election coming up shortly, there seems...
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Rural leases
More on COVID and access issues to land In the Autumn edition of Rural eSpeaking we discussed the situation that...
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Charities in New Zealand
Charities play an important role in our society to help the disadvantaged, support specific causes or to advance knowledge. In...
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Postscript
Smoking in motor vehicles with children now banned Smoking in motor vehicles when children under the age of 18 years...
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Privacy in an ever-evolving digital age
New Privacy Act comes into force in December The Privacy Bill is on its third reading in Parliament and will...
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Editorial: Our new normal post-Covid
As I write this editorial, the Covid-19 pandemic has had, and continues to have, a long-lasting effect on New Zealand...
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Emission control
What the Zero Carbon Act means for business One of the most significant pieces of new legislation introduced last year...
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Property briefs
In response to the Covid pandemic, changes continue to be made around tenancies – both residential and commercial – as...
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Residential tenancies post-Covid
Some temporary changes Due to the Covid lockdown and the ensuing impact on the country’s economy, the government has made...
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Commercial leases post-Covid
Clause 27.5 and inability to access premises In the past three months, most landlords and tenants would have become more...
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