September 2023 Signing a commercial lease is a step most businesses will have to take. The lease sets out the terms and conditions under which the tenant will occupy a commercial property. This article outlines a number of essential factors a prospective tenant should consider when evaluating and negotiating a commercial lease in New Zealand.… Read More.
July 2023 Did you know that the liquidator of a company can sometimes lay claim to assets held by other companies in your group? This article will outline when a liquidator can do that, and things you can do to increase your chances of defending this challenge. When can a liquidator of a company lay… Read More.
July 2023 The environmental, social and governance business framework known as ESG has been around for a long time, but how will it affect the construction industry and local authorities? NZCS1, NZCS2 and NSCS3 are new Aotearoa New Zealand Climate Standards – with No.1 being general requirements for climate-related disclosures. These are requirements under the… Read More.
July 2023 The Commerce Commission is recommending to businesses that are considering lodging or giving effect to a land covenant to consider the potential impact on competition, and whether the covenant is at risk of breaching the Commerce Act 1986. What is a covenant? The definition of ‘covenant’ is in section 2 of the Commerce… Read More.
July 2023 In today's market, consumers are increasingly reliant on online reviews when deciding what to buy and where to buy it from. That reliance is not only the case for high commitment purchases such as cars or electronics, but is also true for smaller decisions such as what restaurant to choose. It's not surprising… Read More.
March 2023 It’s all yours until it’s not! How does the Insurance ad go … one day you want it all, the next you have it all? It’s not such a bad truism for asset planning, except we’d want to add ‘… and then you don’t!’ Asset planning is a lifetime’s work for most of… Read More.
March 2023 Discrimination is a reality for disabled people. The Human Rights Act 1993 and the Employment Relations Act 2000 are two key statutes which cover discrimination in employment. The Human Rights Act does not define discrimination, but rather it lists prohibited grounds of discrimination, for example disability, which means physical disability or impairments, physical… Read More.
June 2022 New Zealand’s trust law had the most significant development in over 60 years when the Trusts Act 2019 (the Act) came into force early last year. The Act serves to clarify and improve the accessibility of trust law. This includes setting out how a trustee who loses the capacity to act is removed… Read More.