by Catherine | Mar 12, 2021 | Arb-Med, Arbitration, Family Law, Mediation, NZDRC, Relationship Property, Trusts
By John Green The new Trusts Act 2019 (Act) came into force on 30 January 2021. It brings a number of significant changes to trust law and is the first major reform in 70 years. The Act applies to existing and future family trusts, trading trusts and trusts...
by Catherine | Sep 25, 2020 | Property
Many commercial tenants found their leases were inadequate to deal with the consequences of the COVID-19 restrictions. In a welcome step, the Government has established a scheme allowing parties with a qualifying dispute to access fully subsidised arbitration or...
by Catherine | Apr 9, 2020 | Arbitration, Property
For those who have commercial leases, there are questions around whether there is a right for tenants to ask for rent relief and if so, what that relief should look like. A commonly used form of commercial lease is the Auckland District Law Society lease, which...
by Catherine | Dec 10, 2019 | Mediation, NZDRC
By Sophie Hursthouse The Farm Debt Mediation Act passed its third reading on 10 December, establishing a scheme that requires mediation to be attempted before lenders may proceed to enforce farm debt. The legislative scheme promises to be a positive development...
by Catherine | Nov 20, 2019 | Family Law, Relationship Property
By John Green In 1982 Split Enz released its now famous single Six Months in a Leaky Boat being a reference to the time it took pioneers to sail to New Zealand (it had nothing at all to do with being an attack on Britain’s invasion of the Falkland Islands which caused...
by Catherine | Oct 1, 2019 | Property
By Catherine Green, Arbitrator and Mediator, Executive Director at NZDRC During the course of a commercial tenancy, disputes often arise between landlords and tenants in relation to the parties’ obligations under the lease to maintain and repair premises,...
by Catherine | Jul 26, 2019 | Arbitration
In a watershed moment on Wednesday of this week, the New Zealand Parliament passed the Trusts Bill which contains unique and important provisions that expressly provide for arbitration and mediation of internal and external disputes involving trusts, including for...
by Catherine | Jul 4, 2019 | Conflict Management, Mediation, NZDRC
It is essential for all good leaders to know how to manage conflict. The common issue I see is, people ignoring it in the hope it will resolve itself and eventually go away. This has the opposite effect, and just makes it worse. So why does this happen so often? Why...
by Catherine | Apr 14, 2019 | Arbitration, Sample
BY RICHARD BAMFORTH AND LIZ WILLIAMS The Commercial Court has remitted an award to the arbitrator for reconsideration on the basis of serious irregularity after the arbitrator sought the opinion of a third party and conducted his own research without notifying the...
