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Aug
1
2025

WHAT IS A LETTER OF DEMAND

A letter of demand is a formal letter requesting payment or action from another person you are in dispute with. This should be considered the first step of a...

Jul
18
2025

UBER CONFUSED: UNDERSTANDING NZ’s WORKER CLASSIFICATIONS

The question of employee or independent contractor has become an area of increased debate in legal sphere and an area of growing confusion for businesses.  W...

May
23
2025

COVERING ALL THE BASES – THE IMPORTANCE OF A WILL

  The Opener It’s not always easy to think of how you want to distribute your property and look after your loved ones once you pass when you are still around...

Mar
14
2025

REFORMS TO THE ACCREDITED EMPLOYER WORK VISA (AEWV)

The New Zealand government announced significant changes to the Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV), aimed at helping businesses attract the skilled workfo...

Feb
21
2025

FIRST HOME BUYERS – THE DOWNLOW ON DEPOSITS

The First Home Buyers’ market is heating up once again. We thought we would kick off 2025 by breaking down one of the most common areas of misunderstandings ...

Oct
11
2024

RESTRAINT OF TRADE CLAUSE

A Restraint of Trade clause in an Employment Agreement is a clause that restrains (i.e., stops) someone from trading (i.e., working for someone else). There ...

Sep
27
2024

THE PROPERTY MARKET

The property market is always a hot topic. High interest rates and a stagnant economy have seen the property market slow down with little lost or gained in p...

Sep
13
2024

SCAMS TARGETING LAWYERS AND THEIR CLIENTS

  Scammers are nothing new, particularly in the digital age. As technology becomes more advanced, the ways scammers try to target different people also conti...

Aug
16
2024

A LAWYER’S GUIDE TO A STRESS-FREE SETTLEMENT WHEN PURCHASING A HOME

  Settlement day is mostly a legal process and is managed by your lawyer. Several things need to happen in sequence on settlement day between your lawyer, th...

Jul
23
2024

ALPHABET SOUP -EPA/PPPR DECODED

Lawyers love a good abbreviation. Far more than obscure and pretentious Latin phrases, abbreviations are staples in the legal-ese language. On any given day ...

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