In April this year the Court of Appeal revisited issues under the Partnership Act 1908. This legislation has withstood more than one hundred years of scrutiny by the Courts but still applies to remind partners in business of the need for robust Partnership Agreements to determine the rights of Partners […] Read More›
The New Zealand Court of Appeal has recently issued a decision confirming that where creditors are related to the party in liquidation their ability to influence decisions at meetings of creditors is severely limited. Under Section 245A of the Companies Act the Court has the ability to set aside resolutions […] Read More›
Changes have been made to the tax treatment of lump sum payments under leases such as lease inducement payments and payments made for surrender of a lease. The IRD has looked to rationalise the tax treatment of these various payments to avoid the situations where in some instances the payments […] Read More›
Liquor licensing requirements have been amended under the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012. The object and purpose of the new Act is to ensure that there is a new system of control over the sale and supply of alcohol and to ensure that there is a reduction in […] Read More›