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Angus Rogers retires as a lawyer on 24 December this year
after working in legal offices for over 50 years. So much has
changed in that time.
By Melissa Higham - 22 Dec 2021
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The COVID-19 Response (Further Management Measures) Legislation
Bill obtained Royal assent on 2 November 2021 and the COVID-19
Response (Management Measures) Legislation Act 2021
(Act) is now in force.
The Act makes amendments to various matters arising from the
Covid-19 Pandemic, however the purpose of this summary is to
discuss the changes relating to the Property Law Act 2007
(PLA).
By Vanessa Dew and Andrea White - 7 Nov 2021
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We are delighted to announce that Jacque has today been elected as the
next President of the New Zealand Law Society.
By Mike Worsnop - 15 Oct 2021
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Both landlords and tenants were surprised by the
Government's sudden announcement that it had introduced changes to
help ease the impacts of COVID-19 restrictions on both commercial
and residential tenancies, to take effect from 28 September 2021.
The changes to commercial tenancies had been foreshadowed last year
but did not become law.
By Andrea White - 30 Sep 2021
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As we start our first day of lockdown, many employers will
be wondering whether or not they need to pay employees who cannot
work during lockdown. Last lockdown there was no clear authority on
this point, however the Employment Court decision, Gate
Gourmet New Zealand Limited v Sandhu clarifies the
situation somewhat.
By Claire Mansell - 17 Aug 2021
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On 3 June 2021 Parliament passed the Building (Building
Products and Methods, Modular Components and Other Matters)
Amendment Bill ( Bill), which is the
first phase of the wider building system legislative reform
programme that aims to "lift the efficiency and quality of building
work and provide fairer outcomes if things go wrong".
By Andrew Skinner - 17 Jun 2021
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We extend a very warm welcome to our newest member of staff, Eesha
Karamchandani. Eesha specialises in property, corporate and
commercial financing law.
By Steven Lee - 2 Jun 2021
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As readers might recall, in early April 2020, at the
height (and as part of) the initial response to COVID-19, the
Government announced a number of temporary changes to the Companies
Act 1993. The changes sought to address the position of companies
facing liquidity issues.
By Bill Gambrill - 16 Sep 2020
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When starting a new business with another person, or
introducing a new shareholder, there are many aspects of the
business competing for your time. Often the relationship between
shareholders may be overlooked as you just want to get on with
things. However over time you might find that you and your other
shareholders have quite different ideas for the direction of the
business and how it should be managed. Agreeing a robust
shareholders agreement from the outset should help to avoid
problems in the future.
By Andrew Skinner - 11 Sep 2020
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Consumers are increasingly basing their purchasing
decisions on the environmental impact of the product or service. As
a result, environmental claims made by businesses about their goods
or services are becoming more common in advertising.
By Andrew Skinner - 19 Jul 2020
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