COMMERCIAL eSPEAKING ISSUE 50 | SPRING 2018
In this issue
1. Second thoughts
2. Receivership of construction companies
3. Business Briefs
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Second thoughts
What happens when your employee wants to retract their resignation?
Rural eSPEAKING ISSUE 27 | SPRING 2018
In this issue
1. Biosecurity in New Zealand
2. Private land with public access
3. Over the Fence
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Biosecurity in New Zealand
Biosecurity issues never seem to be far from the news these days. The Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) is responsible for biosecurity in New Zealand and gets its powers in relation to biosecurity under the Biosecurity Act 1993.
Property Speaking ISSUE 28 | SPRING 2018
In this issue
1. Guiding your offspring into flatting
2. The great lawyers’ fee debate
3. Warmer homes for Kiwis
4. Meth contamination – update
5. Foreign residential investment
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Guiding your offspring into flatting
Going flatting for the first time is an exciting step for your adult children. They get to live with people their own age and you have your freedom. How can they make the most of this new-found independence with the least risk to them?
FINEPRINT ISSUE 76 | WINTER 2018
In this issue
1. Making sure your loved one is mentally capable when signing their will
2. How old do you have to be?
3. Questions you shouldn’t ask job applicants
4. Inherited debt? What if your parents die broke?
5. Postscript
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Making sure your loved one is mentally capable when signing their will
What does it mean to have ‘mental capacity’ when it comes to signing a will or an important legal document?
Property Speaking ISSUE 27 | AUTUMN 2018
In this issue
1. Is your rental safe and healthy?
2. Bright-line test period extended
3. Keeping New Zealand safe from money launderers
4. Pre-purchase inspections - what you can object to and what you can’t
5. Purchasing from a developer who isn’t a builder – what are the pitfalls?
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Is your rental safe and healthy?
New laws came into effect on 1 July 2016 that require landlords to make their properties safe and healthy for tenants.
Trust eSPEAKING ISSUE 26 | AUTUMN 2018
In this issue
1. Option A or Option B?
2. When Grandma comes to live with us
3. Trustees’ personal liability for litigation costs
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Option A or Option B? That is the question!
When your spouse or partner dies you will need to make a very important decision between your entitlements under their will and potential claims against their estate.
COMMERCIAL eSPEAKING ISSUE 47 | SPRING 2017
In this issue
1. FATCA
2. How to Recover Undisputed Debts
3. Business Briefs
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FATCA
Many New Zealand businesses and trusts must complete registration and understand their reporting obligations.
Trust eSPEAKING ISSUE 25 | SPRING 2017
In this issue
1. Trusts Bill
2. Retiring as a Trustee?
3. Ageing Trustees
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Trusts Bill
The long-awaited Trusts Bill was introduced to Parliament on 1 August 2017. The Bill is largely an update and restatement of the Trustee Act 1956 and the common law. However, it also deals with practical issues that have faced lawyers and trustees for some years. We outline some of the most important parts of the Bill.
Rural eSPEAKING ISSUE 24 | SPRING 2017
In this issue
1. Nuptial Settlements
2. Fire Hazards
3. Over the Fence
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Nuptial Settlements
The law around trusts is everchanging particularly with relationship property and matrimonial issues. The courts continue to chip away at the trust as an appropriate vehicle to protect assets against a relationship breakup.
FINEPRINT ISSUE 73 | WINTER 2017
In this issue
1. A Helping Hand for First Home Buyers
2. Up in the Air: Using your drone
3. Time to Update Your Ts and Cs
4. Getting Your Enduring Powers of Attorney Sorted Out
5. Postscript
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A Helping Hand for First Home Buyers
It’s every Kiwi’s dream to own their own quarter-acre share of paradise. Unfortunately for many young people today, not only are the quarter-acre sections fast disappearing into multicomplex developments, but it’s also becoming harder than ever before with an ever-rising property market.
Property Speaking ISSUE 24 | WINTER 2017
In this issue
1. Sharing a Driveway
2. Airbnb
3. Property Briefs
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Sharing a Driveway
Many episodes of Neighbours at War told of disputes regarding shared driveways. Whether you currently own a property or you’re in the market to buy a property with a shared driveway, it pays to know your rights and obligations to ensure you and your neighbour won’t be featuring on the next episode.
FINEPRINT ISSUE 72 | AUTUMN 2017
In this issue
1. How Private is Private When Taking Photos in a Public Place?
2. Rural Fires – Who is liable for the damage?
3. Buying off the Plans
4. DIY at the Disputes Tribunal
5. Postscript
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How Private is Private When Taking Photos in a Public Place?
At last year’s Melbourne Cup, a young Kiwi woman had her photograph circulated around the globe after a journalist photographed her antics at the races. As the woman was in a public place with no expectation of privacy no criminal offence was committed, nor was there any civil wrong. This would also be the case in New Zealand. The situation raises some interesting questions about how private is private when taking photographs in a public place?
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