Robbie Bryant, our employment law expert, assists many businesses to work through myriad employment issues. Join him at The Gate for a workshop on 10 March.

Growing up in Nelson, followed by high school in Christchurch, university in Dunedin and now the newest member of the Aspiring Law team in Wanaka, Lily Barnes' life has been a tiki tour around the South Island.

If you are looking to hire new staff, you will no doubt be grappling with what specific terms should be included in your employment agreements. This will likely include thinking about the inclusion of a trial or probationary provision. If not, please do consider using one as they are super handy.

New Zealand’s property bubble shows no signs of bursting and more people are selling their home or investment property privately than ever before. But there are a lot more things to do if you take that path.

In 1993, the internet was in its infancy, Mark Zuckerberg was nine years old, and Facebook was just a twinkle in his eye. That same year, the Privacy Act was passed in New Zealand.

In Part 1, we considered the benefits of Collaborative Practice as an alternative to the traditional separation or divorce process. In Part II we answer some of the most frequently asked questions about Collaborative Practice.

One of the many unfortunate and tragic consequences of Covid-19 is the dramatic increase in couples looking to separate or divorce. The stress of lockdown and the resultant changes to how we live, including working from home, couples forced to spend more time together than they normally would, and economic pressures means many relationships are struggling under the strain.

In the previous article (Child Development and Tips for Parents), we talked about the stages of development children go through and provided some general tips for parents during each stage. In this article, I will suggest some tips, which take into account a child’s development stage, that parents can consider when determining care arrangements.

When couples separate or divorce, one of the most important and challenging things to consider is care arrangements for their children. A separation is a traumatic thing for any child to go through, even more so, depending on what development stage they are at.

Trees can stir up a lot of emotion in people - they can cause a whole lot of grief between neighbours so it pays to know where you stand when it comes to the law.