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Grandparent wills

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Claiming legitimate business expenses With the recent media coverage about the claiming of business expenses, we thought it timely to...
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The importance of good recordkeeping

Risk of hefty penalties if you don’t There are plenty of war stories about recordkeeping blunders. Think of offices crammed...
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The executor of your will

Making a good choice Having an executor of your will is like having a manager of your affairs (your estate)...
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People and the right information are vital for effective governance

Guest editorial: Kirsten Patterson, CEO, Institute of Directors The damage from governance failure can be profound, and can attract significant...
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