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Hard Case - Knock on Wood: Trees and neighbours

Trees can stir up a lot of emotion in people - they can cause a whole lot of grief between neighbours so it pays to know where you stand when it comes to the law.

Residential property
Hard Case - Director Duties: Know your responsibilities

A recent decision by the Supreme Court highlights the consequences of breaching directors duties, even if the director believes they are acting in the best interests of their creditors.

Business & Commercial Financing Business advisory
Trusts & Trustees: Changes to the Trusts Act

The new Trusts Act comes into effect on 30 January 2021 and if you are a trustee or a beneficiary of a trust you may need to review your trust deed.

Trusts and Life planning Managing a Trust
What you need to know about Collaborative Practice - collaborative law, part 2

In Part I we considered the benefits of Collaborative Practice as an alternative to the traditional separation or divorce process.

Collaborative Law
Relationships and breakdowns during stressful times - collaborative law, part 1

One of the many unfortunate and tragic consequences of Covid-19 is the dramatic increase in couples looking to separate or divorce.

Relationship & Family Collaborative Law
4 Things You Need to Know About Healthy Homes Compliance

If you are a landlord or a tenant, then there are some important Healthy Homes Standards dates coming up that you should be aware of.

Residential property
What happened to the ‘new normal’?

The phrase ‘our new normal’ became something of a cliché during the lockdown periods and alert level restrictions.

Employment & HR Workplace policies
Knowing your consumer rights

While much has been done in recent years to strengthen consumer laws and educate buyers and suppliers, there is still confusion.

Business advisory