by Jenni McManus | Jul 19, 2024 | Insurance
The insurance sector is undergoing a major shake-up – the first in nearly 100 years – with the release late last week of the draft Insurance Contracts Bill. The bill, which had its genesis in a Cabinet paper prepared in 2019 for then Commerce and Consumer Affairs...
by Chris Trotter | Mar 4, 2022 | General
There are moments when the ordinary configuration of reality shudders and slips. Structures taken for granted; the familiar features of our everyday landscape can disappear in an instant. The spire of Christchurch Cathedral. The peace of Europe. The re-election hopes...
by Diana Clement | Mar 4, 2022 | General
For many lawyers, making partner is the pinnacle. For some, it can’t come soon enough. But becoming partner of a Big Three or other power-ranked firm is by no means the only career path for young lawyers. Many have fulfilling and financially lucrative careers by...
by Anthony Grant | Mar 4, 2022 | Wills & Trusts
Settlors want full control over a trust but the law says they can’t. They must cede control of the trust’s assets or the trust will be invalid. At the Cradle to GraveTM conference in May, I will be talking about Legler v Formannoij [2021] NZHC 1271, 2 June 2021. Here,...
