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New REINZ Agreement for Buying and Selling Property

Fineprint - Our general topics newsletter

• Fineprint Issue 52 - Winter 2010

Financial Advisers Act 2008

The Major Events Management Act Care needed with activities that are not by authorised sponsors

Subdivision Nightmare A Solution?

A Note about Notaries What is a Notary Public?

• Fineprint Issue 51 - Autumn 2010

Social Media and Intellectual Property What are the issues?

Guardianship The Reality

Bank Accounts and Ownership When you receive a lump sum

Fonterra Capital Restructuring What does it mean for you?

 

 

Commercial e-Speaking - Our client newsletter with a business focus

 

• E-Flash Commercial eSpeaking - 24 June 2010

  Government signals major overhaul of securities law:  Submissions due 20 August 2010

 

• Commercial e-Speaking Issue 25 - May 2010

Operating your Business as a Partnership: the advantages and disadvantages While limited liability companies are the preferred business structure for most business operations, many tradespeople and other small businesses are operating as partnerships without fully realising the implications of doing so

Warning for Prospective Directors: do your homework A recent Court of Appeal decision shows that people who are contemplating accepting a company directorship at a time when that company is involved in the raising of share capital should do their homework to ensure the company has complied with the statutory requirements for capital raising

Business Briefs Government review of personal grievance process - Financial adviser update - Mortgagee sales and charging orders - Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement

 

• Commercial e-Speaking Issue 24 - February 2010

Directors' Duties:  knowing your duties and obligations

Review of the Credit Contracts & Consumer Finance Act 2003

Business Briefs Search and Surveillance Bill - Application of the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 to boat brokers - Section 92A of the Copyright Act 1994 revisited: a new internet copyright repeat infringer regime

 

 

Trust e-Speaking - Our client newsletter with a trust focus

 

• E-Flash Trust eSpeaking - 14 June 2010

  The IRD takes a scalpel to surgeons’ trading structure

 

• E-Flash Trust eSpeaking - Budget 2010 - 21 May 2010

  Lowering of the top personal tax rate

Trust benefits

• Trust e-Speaking Issue 10 - March 2010

Division of Trust Assets on Separation Family Proceedings Act can apply

What Type of Trust do you Have? Important tax implications

Advisory Trustees All care and not the responsibility

• Trust e-Speaking Issue 9 - September 2009

Bankruptcy and Trusts What to do about bankrupt settlors and trustees

Transfer of Assets to a Trust A limitation on protection from creditors, the Lightbody case appeal

How is a Trust's Income Taxed? Tax on trustee and beneficiary income

 

Property Speaking - Our Property newsletter with a property focus

 

• E-Flash Property eSpeaking - Budget 2010 - 21 May 2010
  Implications for Commercial and Residential Property Investors

- Change in depreciation treatment

- Change in treatment of Loss Attributing Qualifying Companies
(LAQCs)

• Property Speaking Issue 2

Loss Attributing Qualifying Companies: Can have tax advantages

The Great Outdoors: Balancing private and public interests

Property Briefs

- Overseas Investment Office updates

- Public Works Act 1981 - Public Works Amendment Bill

- Real Estate Agents Act 2009 and related Regulations

 

• Property Speaking Issue 1

Buying at Mortgagee Sale

Immigration Advice

Is your Deposit Safe?

On-selling Properties Before New Titles Issue