Tower to acquire Youi NZ Insurance portfolio Powered By LawFuel –Insurance market disruptor, Youi NZ Pty Ltd’s has announced its insurance portfolio is to be acquired by Tower Insurance Limited, after signing a Portfolio Transfer Agreement. Under the agreement, Tower Insurance will acquire around 34,000 in-force policies from Youi NZ for a purchase price of
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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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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Chris Baldock The Employment Relations (Triangular Employment) Amendment Bill passed into law last week, and will come into force in 12 months’ time (unless a date is appointed by Order in Council in the meantime). The Bill enables employees employed by one employer, but working under the control and direction of another business or organisation to
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Top New Zealand law firm, MinterEllisonRuddWatts has promoted six lawyers into senior positions, effective 1 January 2019 – further bolstering its prominence across a range of practice areas, including Corporate, Dispute Resolution, Construction as well as Real Estate and Property. The firm’s Chief Executive Andrew Poole says: “We are thrilled to see these talented staff progressing their careers with
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Leading Construction and Infrastructure Partner, Sarah Sinclair has been elected as board chair of MinterEllisonRuddWatts – effective 1 January 2019.Internationally recognised, Sarah Sinclair joined the firm in 2010 and brought her extensive experience to help build New Zealand’s foremost legal construction and energy practices. She also brings strong governance skills to the role having been a board
MinterEllisonRuddWatts’ reputation for helping clients get the country’s most complex and technically challenging deals done was cemented at the New Zealand Law Awards last night. At the prestigious annual industry awards celebrating excellence in the legal profession, the top tier firm was awarded five out of the possible six deal awards: – New Zealand Deal
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Law Fuel | Content for Get Smart feature In March this year, leading law firm MinterEllisonRuddWatts announced a market first for New Zealand – a joint venture to explore and capitalise on the application of artificial intelligence (AI) for legal services. Law Fuel sat down with the firm’s Chief Executive Officer, Mike Schubert to learn
