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Appointing a Guardian for your Children in your Will

29 May 2018 | Andrew Stewart

Having a Will in place is important for a variety of reasons. One of the most overlooked reasons for having a Will is that it allows you to appoint a guardian for your children in the event of your death, known as a testamentary guardian. If you do not...

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Which Māori Land Trust is best for your Whenua?
20 September 2018 | Bryan Gilling

Māori land trusts must strike a balance between preserving the whenua for the future while at the same time unlocking its economic potential in the...

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Proposed changes to the Family and Whanau Violence Bill
18 September 2018 | Anna Chapman

Proposed changes to the Family and Whanau Violence Bill should provide greater protection to victims of domestic violence.

At the moment the Police may...

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Sentencing under the Health & Safety at Work Act 2015
13 September 2018 | Carolyn Heaton

Stumpmaster v Worksafe NZ (9 August 2018) is the High Court’s first (and long-awaited) decision on the correct approach to sentencing for offences under...

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