If employers take only one thing out of the sacking of one of Australia’s best rugby players it should be this – in certain circumstances, an employer does have an interest, and the right to be interested, in an employee’s behaviour outside of the workplace.
Ashley-Jayne Lodge
There have been two recent notable High Court decisions regarding testamentary promises.
Basically, a testamentary promise is made when one person agrees with another that the one party will make provision for another in their will to reward them for services and work. If the promise is shown and the ...
New Zealand is a great place to live and recent world events are making many overseas residents consider moving to “Godzone”. However, if you are not a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident, you may require consent under the Overseas Investment Act (OIA) to purchase land.
We are all living our lives online, whether it be social media or online shopping. What happens to your online accounts and digital devices when you die? How do you deal with your "digital legacy".
Under the Wills Act the Court has the ability to declare a Will valid even if it doesn’t meet all of the usual requirements. This can make it easier for some cases where a formal Will hasn’t been completed however this should never be relied upon to carry ...
When one of our clients passed away recently without a current Will, her family had to deal with a lot of unnecessary additional stress when trying to organise her estate.
The effect of poor Will drafting can be devastating. There have been numerous court cases where Wills have been drafted that do not actually achieve the effect that they were intended to achieve. However, a well drafted Will is incredibly good value for the benefit they bring your loved ones.
Part 8 of the Property (Relationships) Act 1976 ("the Act‟) deals with the division of property where a marriage relationship or de facto relationship ends (after 1 February 2002) because one of the parties
has died.