by Debra Dorrington | Nov 29, 2010 | General property Law, Trusts
The transfer of homes into trusts is commonplace. It is done every day. People do it to protect their assets, to create a distinction between the entity owning the significant assets and the person taking on board liabilities. Abolishing gift duty will make the...
by AlexanderDorrington | Nov 15, 2010 | Building, General property Law
The Department of Building and Housing is calling for submissions on how well the Construction Contracts Act 2002 (CCA) is working in practice. In particular comments are sought as to whether: the CCA should apply in its entirety to residential...
by AlexanderDorrington | Nov 8, 2010 | General property Law, Unit Titles
Cabinet has agreed what the regulations to the Unit Titles Act 2010 will cover. It appears we will be given a mix of regulations (prescribing mandatory requirements) and consumer guidance documents (to enable the minimum requirements to be added to if a body corporate...