Where one spouse dies leaving a souse of defacto partner, the surviving spouse or defacto partner has two choices. They can choose to eit...

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If you lose your licence due to conviction for drink driving or other traffic related charges, or you are suspended from driving due to a...

The Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Amendment Act 2017 (AML/CFT Act) – Whats required? It has been reported b...

what’s happening? The new Trust Act 2019 (“the Act”) comes into effect from January 2021. It is estimated there are over 500,000 trusts i...

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As of midnight, on Wednesday 25th March, an unprecedented number of NZ businesses were not able to access their business premises due to ...

what’s happening? The new Trust Act 2019 (“the Act”) comes into effect from January 2021. It is estimated there are over 500,000 trusts i...

Your will sets out your instructions on how you want your property, known as your estate, shared out when you die and how you want your d...

As you probably know, if you are in a relationship of three or more years duration you will be subject to the equal sharing provisions of...

Are you leasing the premises from which you run your business? The Landlord may require you to enter into a commercial lease recording th...

Many people take comfort in having a will that expresses their final wishes, believing that upon their death the instructions they have s...