The Risks of Not Paying for a Property When Your Deposit is Not Paid Miles Dean – Whenever you buy a property, you need to pay the purchase price on settlement. That is relatively straightforward when you are a first home buyer with a cash deposit and bank finance. But what about when you are […]
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Government seeking feedback on Hydrogen’s potential role in the New Zealand economy Power Law Briefing – Anderson Lloyd The Government has released a Green Paper – A vision for Hydrogen in New Zealand. The Green Paper is part of a renewable energy strategy work programme which is looking to address barriers to investment in new
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A Road Less Travelled Power Law Briefing – Q&A With Angie Mentis Enjoying a stellar career in banking and wealth management in Australia, Angie Mentis was appointed as Managing Director and CEO of the BNZ in January 2018 – the first female in the top job for the bank. Since then, Angie has relished the
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New AMINZ chief has strong background in legislation and regulation Legal issues are a natural fit for the newly appointed Executive Director of the Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand. Sue Wells, who began in her new Wellington-based role this month, comes to the position with a strong background in issues having to do
Minter Ellison Rudd Watts: New National Policy Statement on Urban Development By Bianca Tree and Rachel Devine This year, housing demand has been central to a number of policy announcements including the creation of a new Housing and Urban Development Authority, a Construction Sector Accord, and the review of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA).
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The legend that is Ruth Bader Ginsburg is one that transcends much of what American law means in a Trump world – but also one that represents much to women lawyers and – dare we say it? – women everywhere. An opinion piece on the Guardian recognizes the obvious, that the already 86-year-old Cancer-stricken jurist,
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The Ministry for Primary Industries has now released the proposed National Policy Statement for highly productive land Kensington Swan – By Marija Batistich, Christina Sheard or Nicky McIndoe The proposed NPS is intended to improve the way highly productive land is managed under the Resource Management Act 1991 (‘RMA’). All going well, the NPS should address the conflict
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Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP – In recent years, applications of artificial intelligence (AI) have appeared in almost every industry in the world. The term AI is broad in scope and refers to a number of different tools that utilize models of a mathematical nature to analyze data, usually large volumes of data, to predict
We now have the final answer in the long-running litigation between Robt. Jones Holdings Limited and the liquidators of Northern Crest Investments. Kensington Swan RJH argued that, in addition to the requirements in section 292 of the Companies Act, for a payment to be voidable it must also have the effect of diminishing the pool
Power Law Firm: MinterEllisonRuddWatts – The Law Commission’s final report Review of the Property (Relationships) Act 1976 – Te Arotake i te Property (Relationships) Act 1976was tabled in Parliament on 23 July 2019 and will now be considered by Government. The Report proposes a new Relationship Property Act intended to better assist spouses or partners (spouses)
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