It’s no surprise that employment relationships are a major feature of our lives. Many of us spend more time at work than we do in our own house. Our employme...
You’ve probably heard that there are three versions of the truth – her version; his version and somewhere in between. Nobody wants to end up feeling hard don...
Clayton v Clayton [2015] NZCA 30 (‘Clayton’) considers whether property owned by a particular trust is relationship property for the purposes of the Propert...
Part 8 of the Property (Relationships) Act 1976 (‘the Act’) deals with the division of property where a marriage relationship or de facto relationship ends (...
The Property (Relationships) Act 1976 (the ‘Act’) applies to all domestic relationships, including marriages, de facto relationships and same sex relationshi...
In New Zealand, when purchasing a property personally with another party you can choose to own the property as Joint Tenants or Tenants in Common. Propery ca...
Are you considering making a ‘lump sum’ gift? Do you have (or are you likely to have) any children or other financial dependents? Do you own a property or a...
Death and Wills! This is generally not a typical topic of conversation when you are preparing for your wedding. But due consideration should be given to docu...
The much heralded abolition of gift duty has now been passed into law and took effect on 1 October 2011. This news has evoked an enthusiastic response from t...
