by Neil Sands | Jun 21, 2024 | Bank / Finance, Premium
The government’s Contracts of Insurance Bill has been hailed as a “once-in-a-generation” reform of insurance law, but critics say the long-awaited changes – slated to pass through Parliament by the end of the year – do not go far enough. Unlock this article and all...
by Neil Sands | Jun 21, 2024 | Administrative / Public
Attorney-General Judith Collins KC has weighed into the debate about what she describes as the Waitangi Tribunal’s recent and “highly unusual” attempt to summons Minister for Children Karen Chhour for cross-examination, warning the judiciary should not become...
by Stephen Clear | Jun 21, 2024 | General, Misc
The British Labour party has committed to immediately legislating to remove hereditary peers from the House of Lords if elected to government. It will also impose retirement on members of the House of Lords at the age of 80. This would immediately reduce the size of...
by Anthony Grant | Jun 21, 2024 | Wills & Trusts
One of the most fundamental rules about trusts cannot be found in the Trusts Act 2019 and I suspect it is not widely known. It is this: judges do not exercise jurisdiction to initiate the distribution of trust assets. They can approve or reject a trustee’s decision...
by Sally Lindsay | Jun 21, 2024 | Property
The Tenancy Tribunal has been able to evict a Whangarei squatter, even though the woman had no tenancy agreement with the property owner who was also her former partner. Raewyn Saul had been living rent-free at the Riverside, Whangarei, property under a licence to...
