The Court of Appeal in February 2014 ordered the rectification of a Contract for the sale of land when a section of land was left out of the Contract when clearly it was intended to be included in the sale. This was an unusual situation where an elderly couple sold […] Read More›
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has recently released the first set of comprehensive guidelines for employers and employees aimed at preventing, as well as responding to, workplace bullying. Employers in particular need to ensure that they adequately address workplace bullying or they face possible breaches of legislation such […] Read More›
Although the “new” Property Law Act is now seven years old there continues to be ongoing interpretation of some key changes introduced by that legislation particularly in the area of commercial leases. One new development the Act brought in was the protection provided to Tenants where the Tenant was paying […] Read More›
The Law Commission is currently undertaking a review of trust law and has produced a Report, which recommends that a new Trust Act be introduced. The recommendation is that the new Act would replace the current Trustees Act 1956 and address a number of areas which the Law Commission believes […] Read More›