Issue 101

News

The Law Awards swing to the South - By Craig Sisterson

Commerce Commission rejects refund complaint - By Darise Ogden

Judicial support for politeness - By Chris LaHatte, solicitor, Mike Garnham Lawyers

ASB’s secure emails find favour with legal profession - By Darise Ogden

Taranaki firm bolsters Lawlink network- by Craig Sisterson

When team bonding goes too far… - By Karen Spackman, partner, and Amy Cunningham, solicitor, Minter Ellison Rudd Watts

Preventing family violence deaths - The Family Violence Death Review Committee had its first meeting in October. Catriona MacLennan reports

Features

Family Files - How just is the trust? - By Andrea Manuel, barrister

Freestyling – a new legal personality - Darise Ogden finds out about limited partnerships, New Zealand’s new and improved investment vehicle

Warehouse decision sets high threshold for clearance - By Jenny Cooper, senior associate, Bell Gully

Trustees: the importance of monitoring your investment managers - By Victoria Stace, consultant, Chapman Tripp

Re-solving tax disputes - Joanne Dunne considers the changes proposed to the disputes resolution and challenge procedures in the Tax Administration Act 1994

The one thing you must understand about unit titles - In part one of a two-part series, Thomas Gibbons asks whether unit titles are boring. His answer: No. 

Moving in - Providing advice to a business is different to providing advice from within a business. In the first of a two-part series, Craig Sisterson talks to several lawyers who have recently become corporate counsel

Cost-effective technology in the crunch - By Patrick Kershaw, Horizon Pacific

Winners, losers, and imposters - By Marcus Elliott, partner, Mortlock McCormack Law