Yvonne O'Hagan, Author at Wakefields Lawyers
March 14, 2025

REFORMS TO THE ACCREDITED EMPLOYER WORK VISA (AEWV)

The New Zealand government announced significant changes to the Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV), aimed at helping businesses attract the skilled workforce they need while making […]
February 21, 2025

FIRST HOME BUYERS – THE DOWNLOW ON DEPOSITS

The First Home Buyers’ market is heating up once again. We thought we would kick off 2025 by breaking down one of the most common areas […]
October 11, 2024

RESTRAINT OF TRADE CLAUSE

A Restraint of Trade clause in an Employment Agreement is a clause that restrains (i.e., stops) someone from trading (i.e., working for someone else). There are […]
September 27, 2024

THE PROPERTY MARKET

The property market is always a hot topic. High interest rates and a stagnant economy have seen the property market slow down with little lost or […]
September 13, 2024

SCAMS TARGETING LAWYERS AND THEIR CLIENTS

  Scammers are nothing new, particularly in the digital age. As technology becomes more advanced, the ways scammers try to target different people also continues to […]
August 16, 2024

A LAWYER’S GUIDE TO A STRESS-FREE SETTLEMENT WHEN PURCHASING A HOME

  Settlement day is mostly a legal process and is managed by your lawyer. Several things need to happen in sequence on settlement day between your […]
July 23, 2024

ALPHABET SOUP -EPA/PPPR DECODED

Lawyers love a good abbreviation. Far more than obscure and pretentious Latin phrases, abbreviations are staples in the legal-ese language. On any given day we will […]
March 15, 2024

WILLS AND BLENDED FAMILIES

  Blended families are those that consist of a couple, sometimes children you have together, and typically children from previous relationships. Due to the competing interests, […]
February 28, 2024

90 DAY TRIALS – GETTING IT RIGHT

  Taking on new employees can be risky and ensuring that you have the right person for the job can’t always be determined through the interview […]
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