Affecting both landlords and tenants The Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2019 came into force on 27 August 2019. This legislation...
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Leasing commercial premises
Edmonds Judd
November 18, 2019
Before you sign the lease Commercial leases come in varying shapes and sizes. Whether you operate a transport business and...
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Residential care subsidy thresholds, trusts and gifting
Edmonds Judd
November 11, 2019
Increasing numbers of elderly New Zealanders are going into residential care and seeking the government’s residential care subsidy. The legislation governing...
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Grandparent wills
Edmonds Judd
November 4, 2019
Grandparents often want to give some financial assistance to their grandchildren and great-grandchildren. There can be a number of good...
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Trusts Act 2019
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October 29, 2019
The new Trusts Act 2019 will come into effect on 30 January 2021. Much of the Act updates or restates...
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Business Briefs
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October 21, 2019
Eminem – importance of IP indemnities in agreements The Court of Appeal[1] has ruled that the National Party must pay...
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Employing people with a past
Edmonds Judd
October 14, 2019
How the clean slate legislation works Employing staff is never a simple process. Finding people with the right skills and...
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Are restraint of trade clauses worth the bother?
Edmonds Judd
October 7, 2019
Have an expertly-drafted agreement Restraint of trade clauses are common in the sale and purchase of a business and in...
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Over the fence
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September 30, 2019
Cattle rustling now a crime As noted in the Autumn edition of Rural eSpeaking, the newly minted Crimes Amendment Act...
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Resource management system review
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September 23, 2019
Complex task ahead In contrast to the review of the NAIT system that we discussed in our previous post, it...
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NAIT review
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September 16, 2019
Significant changes post-M.bovis The NAIT (National Animal Identification and Tracing) system was first introduced in 2012 and came into effect...
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Property briefs
Edmonds Judd
September 9, 2019
Building report conditions If you have read an agreement for sale and purchase, you are likely to have seen the...
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The secret lives of tenants
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September 4, 2019
The ‘KFC test’ and tenant privacy Following publicity in 2018 that some property managers were using the ‘KFC test’ to...
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Subdivisions
Edmonds Judd
August 26, 2019
Steps to take for a successful project Subdivisions are more common than you think. A subdivision can range from the...
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Postscript
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August 19, 2019
Claiming legitimate business expenses With the recent media coverage about the claiming of business expenses, we thought it timely to...
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