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The Cost of Letting Things Slide: Storms, Slips and Neighbour Liability
When a storm causes flooding or a landslide, it is tempting to characterise the damage as an unavoidable natural event. However, a recent, and important, High Court decision confirms...
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When receivership can’t wait: The High Court’s first urgent orders under the Farm Debt Mediation Act
The High Court has made its first reported order under section 61 of the...
What Relationship Breakdowns Can Mean For Your Family Trust
When people separate or end their marriage, relationship property issues are often the first...
Personal guarantees – when business decisions become personal
Personal guarantees often feel like routine paperwork, however they can fundamentally change the dynamics...
Shareholder disputes – how to prevent and manage them
Shareholder disputes threaten business continuity, shareholder value, and create governance risk. For executives, founders,...
Five legal risks every New Zealand executive should watch in 2026
Proactive legal risk management is essential for every New Zealand executive navigating today’s increasingly...
Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015: how can schools and parents help our youths?
Navigating technology and digital communications can be tricky, partially because they’re changing faster than...
Supreme Court confirms courts can consider relevant social and cultural evidence
Cases in which one or more of the parties have a cultural background which...
The importance of due diligence in farm purchases
The importance of thorough due diligence when purchasing a valuable farming property was recently...
Court of Appeal determines losses caused by 2011 earthquakes not a “series of losses”
The Court of Appeal has recently confirmed that damage caused to a home by...
Update to insolvency laws – Insolvency Review Working Group
For businesses, creditors, and debtors it is now more important than ever to have...
Mycoplasma bovis outbreak – compensation for farmers
On 26 March 2018 the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) announced that all cattle...