Decision-making can be affected by bias In a recent case[1], trustees’ decision-making came under scrutiny from the High Court. Lara...
Read More
Legal documents signed during lockdown
Edmonds Judd
September 14, 2020
Best to sign again after lockdown to avoid later complications During the Covid lockdown, special rules applied to the signing...
Read More
Over the fence
Edmonds Judd
August 25, 2020
Tougher firearms legislation now in force The Arms Legislation Act 2020 received Royal Assent on 24 June 2020 and came into...
Read More
National Environmental Standards for Freshwater 2020
Edmonds Judd
August 25, 2020
Water was the hot topic in the 2017 election campaign. This year, with an election coming up shortly, there seems...
Read More
Rural leases
Edmonds Judd
August 25, 2020
More on COVID and access issues to land In the Autumn edition of Rural eSpeaking we discussed the situation that...
Read More
Charities in New Zealand
Edmonds Judd
August 14, 2020
Charities play an important role in our society to help the disadvantaged, support specific causes or to advance knowledge. In...
Read More
Postscript
Edmonds Judd
August 14, 2020
Smoking in motor vehicles with children now banned Smoking in motor vehicles when children under the age of 18 years...
Read More
Privacy in an ever-evolving digital age
Edmonds Judd
August 14, 2020
New Privacy Act comes into force in December The Privacy Bill is on its third reading in Parliament and will...
Read More
Editorial: Our new normal post-Covid
Edmonds Judd
August 14, 2020
As I write this editorial, the Covid-19 pandemic has had, and continues to have, a long-lasting effect on New Zealand...
Read More
Emission control
Edmonds Judd
August 14, 2020
What the Zero Carbon Act means for business One of the most significant pieces of new legislation introduced last year...
Read More
Property briefs
Edmonds Judd
July 21, 2020
In response to the Covid pandemic, changes continue to be made around tenancies – both residential and commercial – as...
Read More
Residential tenancies post-Covid
Edmonds Judd
July 21, 2020
Some temporary changes Due to the Covid lockdown and the ensuing impact on the country’s economy, the government has made...
Read More
Commercial leases post-Covid
Edmonds Judd
July 21, 2020
Clause 27.5 and inability to access premises In the past three months, most landlords and tenants would have become more...
Read More
Business briefs
Edmonds Judd
July 21, 2020
Covid-19 can be ‘frustrating’ Covid-19, and the restrictions imposed by the government in an attempt to control it, have deeply...
Read More
Government’s Covid-19 wage subsidy scheme
Edmonds Judd
July 21, 2020
Not a ‘gift’, there are employer obligations Many New Zealand employers are scrambling to maintain solvency while balancing their employer...
Read More