The Family Court (Family Court Associates) Legislation Bill (Bill) has recently been introduced to deal with the significant backlogs in the Family Court. Part of the reason for Family Court delays is the high workload of Judges, as well as the impact of Covid on staffing levels. The Bill creates a new role in the …
Good employment relationships are central to a business’s success. However, sometimes these relationships break down. When this happens, the parties may be able to resolve the problem between themselves or at mediation. Where a matter cannot be resolved informally, or urgent relief is required, either party may refer the matter to the Employment Relations Authority …
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COVID-19 has placed unprecedented stress upon businesses and employers across New Zealand. While some are struggling to fill roles, others are discovering that they need to restructure to reduce costs, or operate more efficiently. Businesses are able to change their structuring as is commercially necessary. In doing so they need to ensure that their restructure …
After more than two years of Covid-19 lockdowns, alert level changes and the traffic light system, for many workplaces the mindset of 9-5 Monday to Friday at the workplace is shifting. Additionally, with borders re-opening and Kiwis heading off overseas, employers are having to work harder to retain and recruit skilled employees. The above has …
In New Zealand, drink driving is known as driving with excess breath/blood alcohol, or an EBA offence. The penalties that apply to EBA offences vary depending on the age of the offender, the level of breath/blood alcohol detected, and whether there has been previous offending of the same or a similar kind. Adults The legal …
The Trustee Act 1956 reigned for over 60 years before the Trusts Act 2019 (“the Act”) came into force. The Act aims to simplify Trust-related issues by providing mandatory and default administrative trustee duties. One scenario under the spotlight is the process of removing an incapacitated trustee. Many Trusts that were established in the ‘Trust …
Dealing with a loved one’s passing is a difficult time. At Holland Beckett, we aim to make the estate administration process as simple as possible. In this article we explain, in plain English some of the common legal jargon that you might encounter in the estate’s administration process. Affidavit: A sworn statement for the purpose …
On 9 December 2021, the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationship Registration Bill (“Bill”) was unanimously passed by Parliament. This Bill means that those who do not identify with the sex assigned to them at birth are able to correct this themselves far more easily. Self identification of sex process Currently, the process for changing the …
The Ministry for the Environment has released an exposure draft of the National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity (NPSIB). The draft NPSIB was amended following a public consultation process held between November 2019 and March 2020, during which over 7000 submissions were lodged. It provides national direction for maintaining and protecting indigenous biodiversity, and contains …
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The amendments to the Unit Titles Act 2010 and Unit Titles Regulations 2011 bring about many significant changes for body corporate managers. These amendments were designed to improve the transparency and accountability of bodies corporate in their day-to-day running, ensure that potential buyers of unit titles obtain appropriate information from a vendor, establish professional standards …
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