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Inside This Edition
Issue 4 Nov 2022 - Jan 2023
Occupation Right Agreements
Residential Land Withholding Tax - When and who pays it?
Protected Disclosures (Protection of Whistleblowers) Bill
Changes to the Fair Trading Act
Snippets
Further thoughts on workplace bullying
Executors and trustees of a will
Inside This Edition
Issue 3 Aug 2022 - Oct 2022
Changes to First Home products
Epidemic Preparedness Notice for commercial leases and mortgages
A brief summary of the Fair Pay Agreements Bill
Family Protection Act claims
Snippets
Trees under Emissions Trading Scheme
Seller/agent slip-ups
Inside This Edition
Issue 2 May 2022 - July 2022
Rollover relief to the brightline rule
Overview of the Official Information Act 1982
Guarantees – Discussing anti-discharge clauses
A review of cross-lease issues
Snippets
Power of attorney medical certificates
Maintenance agreements
Inside This Edition
Issue 1 Feb 2022 - Apr 2022
Commercial contracts and climate change: Time to think differently
Overview of the End of Life Choice Act 2019
What is a testamentary guardian and what they can/can’t do
Review of new drug testing at festivals law
Snippets
The future of smoking in New Zealand
4 Changes for birth certificates
Inside This Edition
Issue 4 Nov 2021 - Jan 2022
Covid-19 vaccine/regulations - employer and employee rights
Taxes on ute rules
Trusts: when is a loan really a distribution?
Trial vs. probationary periods - what is the difference?
Snippets
Tenants in common: when one wants to sell
Family Protection Act - claims and dates
Inside This Edition
Issue 3 Aug - Oct 2021
New purchase price allocation rules
Enduring Power of Attorneys –
A brief guide
Modifying or extinguishing restrictive
covenants
Smart watches for our kids –
How safe are they?
Snippets
When rural farm debt requires
solutions
Three Waters debate
Inside This Edition
Issue 2 May - Jul 2021
Recent change to the bright-line test
Proposed changes to hate crime
and hate speech laws
A guide to KiwiSaver withdrawals
and First Home Grants
Changes to tax deductibility on
interest expenses
Snippets
New Zealand/ Australia travel bubble
requirements
Removal of incapacitated trustees
Inside This Edition
Issue 1 Feb - Apr 2021
Changes to the Privacy Act
Online harassment: where and how to get
help
Virtually witnessed documents – are they
valid?
Changes to sick leave entitlements
Snippets
Traps when buying a used car
Leaving chattels under a will
Inside This Edition
Issue 4 Nov 2020 - Jan 2021
Changes to building consents
The Dog Control Act 1996 explained
What does Restraint of Trade mean?
Employment changes in regards to working
from home
Snippets
Does the vendor have to remove rubbish
What is a testamentary guardian?
Inside This Edition
Issue 3 Aug - Oct 2020
Overview of COVID-19 Public Health Response Act
Difference between Contracting Out and Relationship Property Agreements
Paper roads explained
Rules and regulations of evicting a tenant who refuses to leave
Snippets
Importance of a Pre-Settlement Inspection
Can an activated EPA vote for the Donor?
Inside This Edition
Issue 2 May – July 2019
Mortgage free holiday overview
Access issues - commercial leases during COVID-19 lockdown
Employment rights for ACC claims:
both sides of the coin
Overview of the redundancy process
Snippets
Open space covenants
Residential tenancy requirements revisited
Inside This Edition
Issue 1 Feb - Apr 2020
Overview of Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2019
Points of interest on drug and alcohol testing in the workplace
What is a Calderbank offer, and when it should be used?
How do you enforce land covenants when a neighbour is in breach?
Snippets
General consequence when bankruptcy is declared
Statutory entitlement for sick leave
Inside This Edition
Issue 3 Aug – Oct 2019
Anti-money laundering overview
What to know when building a house
with a building company
Overview of the new gun law changes
Sole Trader and Limited Liability
Company – liability compared
Snippets
How many directors need to sign?
Importance of insurance in buying a home
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