by AlexanderDorrington | Feb 27, 2012 | Unit Titles
The Unit Titles Act 2010 has been in force for over 8 months now. Most bodies corporate have had their first AGM under the new Act and made the necessary decisions. The next key date is 1 October 2012. By this date: new body corporate rules are...
by AlexanderDorrington | Dec 19, 2011 | General property Law, Sale and Purchase
If you become tempted to purchase a bach over the Christmas period (as a certain partner of ours did one year) then an agreement on an envelope will certainly be legally enforceable if done properly. Debra bought her family bach by recording an agreement...
by AlexanderDorrington | Dec 1, 2011 | Business Law
The new Insurance (Prudential Supervision) Act comes into force in March 2012. Under the new Act, insurers will need a licence from the Reserve Bank to continue in the insurance business. The licensing application involves satisfying the Reserve Bank that the...
by AlexanderDorrington | Nov 2, 2011 | General property Law
Have heard about law changes making it easier to chop down trees? Are you waiting for 1 January 2012 so you can fell a pesky tree without the need to apply for a resource consent? Not so fast. Case law earlier this year shows the changes to the...
by AlexanderDorrington | Sep 22, 2011 | Business Law, General property Law, Subdivisions
A number of property subdivisions completed within the last 2 or 3 years were originally pre-sold at levels well above market value at the time of settlement. This is no surprise to any of us who have lived through the GFC and its impact on the property and finance...
