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Employment Legislation Update

9 September 2020 | Caroline Rieger

Along with all the legal questions arising out of New Zealand’s response to the global pandemic it has also been a busy time for new and proposed legislation that impacts employment law. This article provides a summary of some recent updates to...

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Who is entitled to be the administrator of an estate?
23 September 2020 | Jenny Lowe

In our recent article about applications for letters of administration de bonis non (which you can read here), we talked about who is entitled to apply to...

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Governance of a Māori Land Trust
10 September 2020 | Curtis Bidois

Prudent governance and leadership are essential. Ideally, Māori land trustees will work cohesively, with the interests of current and future generations of...

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COVID-19 - Update on Wage and Salary Obligations
3 September 2020 | Caroline Rieger

We recently published an article regarding the cases arising from legal questions about the payment of wages in the pandemic. We talked about our surprise,...

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We assist iwi, hapu & whānau in all areas of law from Treaty claims to post-settlement structures,  Māori Land Court, business structures & land development, governance & everything in between.

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