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Contractors, Caveats, and Retention of Title clauses

The High Court in Development Construction Company Ltd v Mackenzie [2021] NZHC 546 has confirmed that retention of title (RoT) clauses do not provide contractors with a caveatable interest. This dec...

20.04.2021 Posted in Construction & Litigation & Dispute Resolution

How to break up with a suspected money launderer: High Court Guidance

The High Court has provided guidance on how to end a business relationship with a suspected money launderer.

15.04.2021 Posted in Business Advice & Regulatory

Adjudication When In Administration

In Meltzer and Lamacraft v Amstar New Zealand Ltd the High Court highlighted the interplay between insolvency and construction adjudication issues.

15.04.2021 Posted in Construction

What happens if my employee refuses to get the COVID-19 vaccination?

While there are enough COVID-19 vaccinations to inoculate each New Zealander, it has been reported that some ‘frontline’ workers have refused to get vaccinated, or have failed to attend vaccinatio...

14.04.2021 Posted in Business Advice & COVID-19 & Employment

Bereavement Leave Confirmed for Miscarriages and Stillbirths

New Zealand has become the second country in the world to pass legislation that provides bereavement leave for mothers and their partners after a miscarriage or stillbirth.

26.03.2021 Posted in Business Advice & Employment

Court of Appeal Overturns Employment Court’s Decision in Tourism Holdings

Tourism Holdings Limited v A Labour Inspector of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (Tourism Holdings) is the first decision in which the Employment Court considered section 8(2) of the Holidays Act 2003 (Act). The Court of Appeal has recently overturned this decision.

26.03.2021 Posted in Business Advice & Employment

Guarantees must be in writing and signed to be enforceable

For a guarantee to be enforceable, the requirements set out in section 27 of the Property Law Act 2007 (Act) must be strictly complied with. This is what the NZSC held in Brougham v Regan. The key i...

19.03.2021 Posted in Business Advice

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