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To keep up to date with and read about our latest news and events visit here regularly. Our posts will cover events and news that relate directly to our practice, while also updating you on important legal issues and updates.

May 3, 2021

Strowan Law has merged with Pier Law!

We have expanded!  We are delighted to announce that on 1 May 2021 Strowan Law merged with Pier Law.  Indira […]
February 6, 2018

How the Residential Care Subsidy can affect your Asset Planning – What you need to know?

The Residential Care Subsidy (“Subsidy”) is becoming increasingly topical as New Zealand’s 65+ population is projected to increase from 15% […]
December 6, 2017

Wacky Christmas Laws and Practises

In the Spirit of Christmas, here are some strange practises and wacky Christmas laws from around the world: In England, […]
October 18, 2017

Quirky Commonwealth Laws

Legislation does not always keep up with society so archaic but quirky laws of the Commonwealth remain on the statute […]
September 20, 2017

The Corporate Veil

Section 15 of the Companies Act 1993 (“Act”) states that a company has a legal personality in its own right […]
August 29, 2017

Cloud Storage

The idea of cloud storage has become more pertinent over recent years given the exponential advancement of technology. More businesses […]
August 8, 2017

Small Passenger Services Review

In April 2016, Uber (the private passenger service operating via a social media smartphone application) came under fire from the […]
July 31, 2017

Reckless Trading

The Companies Act 1993 (“the Act”) provides the framework that applies in respect of directors’ duties and reckless trading. The […]
July 24, 2017

The Bright Line Test

In 2015, the government introduced the “bright-line test”, a method which attempts to tighten the property investment rules. The bright-line […]