by Virginia Bonanni | Jan 3, 2023 | Conflict Management, Mediation, NZDRC, Property disputes, Relationship Property
Sam Dorne Courts worldwide have long seen the benefits of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) such as mediation. However, the courts have either been constrained or unwilling to force parties to participate in the ADR process. The High Court in New Zealand has bucked...
by Virginia Bonanni | Sep 27, 2022 | Property, Property disputes, Relationship Property
By Adrian Sharma Leakage issues in a building can be a real dampener. A recent decision of the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (the Tribunal) which considered conflicting expert evidence on water ingress issues in a newly built property highlighted the...
by Catherine | Mar 12, 2021 | Arb-Med, Arbitration, Family Law, Mediation, NZDRC, Relationship Property, Trusts
By John Green The new Trusts Act 2019 (Act) came into force on 30 January 2021. It brings a number of significant changes to trust law and is the first major reform in 70 years. The Act applies to existing and future family trusts, trading trusts and trusts...
by Natalia Vila | Feb 3, 2021 | Arb-Med, Arbitration, Property, Relationship Property, Trusts
By Melissa Perkin and Melt Strydom Introduction Although exact numbers are unknown, it is estimated there are hundreds of thousands of trusts in New Zealand. The new Trusts Act 2019 came into force on 30 January 2021. It brings a number of significant changes to trust...
by Catherine | Nov 20, 2019 | Family Law, Relationship Property
By John Green In 1982 Split Enz released its now famous single Six Months in a Leaky Boat being a reference to the time it took pioneers to sail to New Zealand (it had nothing at all to do with being an attack on Britain’s invasion of the Falkland Islands which caused...
