by Virginia Bonanni | Nov 2, 2021 | Conflict Management, COVID-19 Relief, Cross lease disputes, NZDRC, Property disputes
On 28 October 2021, the Government amended the Property Law Act to imply a ‘no access in an emergency clause’ into commercial leases which do not already provide for adjusted rent payment terms during an epidemic emergency. The implied clause applies from 18 August...
by Virginia Bonanni | Sep 29, 2021 | Arb-Med, Arbitration, Conflict Management, COVID-19 Relief, Cross lease disputes, Mediation, NZDRC, Property, Property disputes
The government has introduced a law change which will imply into commercial leases that don’t have an existing no access in emergency clause, a provision requiring a fair proportion of rent and outgoings to be paid when a tenant has been unable to conduct their...
by Natalia Vila | Sep 6, 2021 | COVID-19 Relief, Mediation, NZDRC, Property
John Green, the managing director of the New Zealand Dispute Resolution Centre has been interviewed by NBR news about the COVID-19 Rent Relief Scheme for Commercial Leases. In the interview he discussed the low cost fixed fee arbitration and mediation service put in...
by Virginia Bonanni | Sep 3, 2021 | Arbitration, Conflict Management, COVID-19 Relief, Mediation, NZDRC, resolution issue
By Belinda Green. When the COVID-19 pandemic first arrived in New Zealand, there was widespread discussion amongst the legal community about the impact the pandemic and the Government “lockdowns” might have on contracts.[1] Two main avenues for obtaining contractual...
by Natalia Vila | Aug 30, 2021 | COVID-19 Relief, Property
Do both parties need to agree to participate? Yes, parties who wish to access mediation or arbitration services must agree to do so. If the parties already have an agreement to arbitrate or mediate in their lease document, they may still need to enter and agreement to...
by Catherine | Apr 9, 2020 | Arbitration, COVID-19 Relief, Property
For those who have commercial leases, there are questions around whether there is a right for tenants to ask for rent relief and if so, what that relief should look like. A commonly used form of commercial lease is the Auckland District Law Society lease, which...
