by Debra Dorrington | Oct 15, 2013 | General property Law, Sale and Purchase
Earlier this year the Christchurch Council lost its accreditation as a building consent authority. It failed to meet criteria necessary for the accreditation. However the Council has continued to issue building consents and government has maintained the view that the...
by Debra Dorrington | Oct 4, 2013 | General property Law, Sale and Purchase, Subdivisions
It’s tricky – anticipating what the bank will want; especially if your plan is to change lenders once development funding is needed. It definitely involves wearing a banker’s hat. Balance that with matching the flexibility a residential property developer...
by Debra Dorrington | Mar 11, 2013 | Fresh Business Thinking
In Britain legal services can be sold by a supermarket. In Chicago clients can nominate the fee they want to pay – they decide after the job is done. In India thousands of lawyers deliver legal services to law firms throughout the globe in response to those firms’...
by Debra Dorrington | Aug 27, 2012 | Sale and Purchase
A recent proliferation of webinars on the new agreement for sale and purchase and GST has raised some interesting points. Zero-rating will still apply to the sale of a taxable supply but the sale and purchase of land now requires the parties to examine their GST...
by Debra Dorrington | Aug 21, 2012 | General property Law, Sale and Purchase
The recent Blue Chip Supreme Court decision will come as a huge relief to families up and down New Zealand. An argument had been made on behalf of numerous investors in Blue Chip schemes that Blue Chip had breached the requirements of the Securities Act. In signing...
