The Court of Appeal has recently upheld a High Court decision which confirmed that the avoidance of a relationship property agreement intended to defeat creditors’ rights cannot improve the position of creditors only to preserve it. This case was very interesting to the extent that the offending provision of the […] Read More›
In the recent case of Shi v. Chief Executive, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (2014), the High Court affirmed Immigration New Zealand’s position regarding China’s one child policy with respect to the granting of a New Zealand visa. In this case, Shi overstayed after her husband’s long term business […] Read More›
The IRD has recently issued new rules affecting the taxation of payments made between tenants for the transfer or assignment of a lease. Prior to these rule changes the payment by an incoming tenant to an outgoing tenant for the benefit of the lease was typically non-taxable to the exiting […] Read More›
Under section 14 of the Weathertight Homes Resolution Services Act 2006 (“the WHRS Act) residential home owners making a claim are only eligible for mediation or adjudication services if their home was “built within the period of 10 years immediately before the day on which the claim is brought”. Many […] Read More›