Reviewing your Contracting Out Agreement Have You Reviewed Your Contracting Out Agreement Recently? Contracting Out Agreements (also known as “pre-nuptial”…
Overview of Trusts Act 2019 The Trusts Act 2019 was passed into law in the same year and becomes operative…
Open space covenants Long before the current focus on climate change and other environmental issues emerged, many indications…
Residential tenancy requirements revisited In response to the Covid crises, from 26 March 2020 the Government announced a freeze…
Purchasing a property at auction – what you need to know When purchasing a property, there are generally two ways in which you can achieve this….
The New Trust Act 2019 Trusts are widely used in New Zealand, with the main focus in recent years being…
What Rights do Beneficiaries of a Discretionary Trust Have? When trustees act for a discretionary trust, they have a primary duty to act for,…
Christmas and Holiday Opening Hours Our Kaiapoi and Styx Mill offices will close at 12:00pm on Monday 23 December 2019…
Overview of the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2019 The Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2019 (“RTAA”) was passed on 30 July 2019 and came…
How do you enforce land covenants when a neighbour is in breach? Land covenants place rights and obligations on the land/property you own. It is an instrument…
General consequence when bankruptcy is declared It is always a difficult time when you find that you are earning 99c but…