by Laken Davids | May 19, 2023 | News
Sections 138, 143 Land Transfer Act 2017, Schedule 2 Land Transfer Regulations 2018 – procedure – caveatable interest – lapse of caveat – caveatable interest – agreement to mortgage equitable mortgage -caveat to include description of interest...
by Laken Davids | May 19, 2023 | News
Executors of wills are waiting up to four months for the High Court to grant probate. The backlog is being blamed on covid-19 lockdowns, exacerbated by sick staff and the temporary closure of Wellington’s registry during last year’s anti-vax protest at Parliament....
by Laken Davids | May 19, 2023 | News
Adina Thorn, the lawyer behind one of New Zealand’s biggest class actions, says the Law Commission’s year-old report recommending new class actions legislation appears to be gathering dust on a shelf in the Justice Minister’s office. Thorn was a member of the...
by Laken Davids | May 19, 2023 | News
Application for leave to appeal – convictions for violent and sexual offending – extensive relationship evidence given at trial – need for tailored directions regarding purpose and proper use of the evidence – relevance of acquiescence of experienced trial counsel W...
by Laken Davids | May 16, 2023 | News
Australian Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s recent claim that the Waitangi Tribunal has veto powers over Parliament was met with surprise in New Zealand, especially by members of the tribunal itself. That’s because it is just plain wrong. As the debate around the...
