26 Nov 2016
Big law changes around rentals
Quite often, something will pop up on the legal or general news radar that casts me into “I wonder” mode … promptly sparking a Google-fest of searching and cross-referencing to satiate my curiosity. Read more ›
03 Nov 2016
Contracting Out
It’s an oft-quoted figure bandied about when it comes to marriage break-ups: half of us who make it to the altar will divorce. Ah, but nay, say our national number crunchers; that’s actually quite the urban myth. According to Statistics New Zealand, which monitors the number of marriages and divorces over time, the marriage dissolution rate is, in fact, closer to a third. Read more ›
25 Oct 2016
Supreme Court - Clayton v Clayton
As we begin to look at 2016, the year that was, Clayton v Clayton will go down in the history books as one of the most significant legal happenings of the year - and one of the most defining cases in New Zealand relationship property and trust law history. Read more ›
09 May 2016
Saving lives at work
It’s taken untold tragedy, inquiries, a Royal Commission, a taskforce and a rather lengthy – and sometimes jagged – jaunt along the parliamentary process, but the implementation of one of the most significant pieces of workplace legislation in history is nigh. Read more ›
26 Jan 2016