by Warren Pyke | May 12, 2023 | General
On 29 March 2023, a group of 140 lawyers calling themselves “Lawyers are responsible” issued a press release titled: A Declaration of Conscience for the Legal Profession. This encyclical conveyed their collective judgment that the climate crisis poses an existential...
by Henry Brandts-Giesen | May 12, 2023 | Wills & Trusts
In the best of DIY New Zealand tradition, the task of managing a family trust is often given to a solicitor, accountant, financial advisor and/or the clients themselves – or even to a relative or friend. Elsewhere, this way of doing things would be viewed as rather...
by Anthony Grant | May 12, 2023 | Wills & Trusts
This week’s article is concerned with the decision of the Privy Council in Grand View Private Trust Co Limited & Anor v Wen– Young Wong [2022] UKPC 47. In 2001, two brothers settled Trust A for the benefit of their children. On the same day, they created Trust B...
by Gary Judd KC | May 12, 2023 | General
Dear Misha This letter responds to your email of 27 April which includes, “To enable me to make an informed response [to the recommendations made by the Independent Review], please provide your responses to the recommendations using this survey, by 5 May.” I have...
