Certificates of acceptance are certificates issued retrospectively by a local authority (‘Council’) for unconsented building works. A certificate of acceptance will only be issued if the […]
Proposed changes to the Fencing of Swimming Pools Act 1987 (‘Act’), if passed, will give owners more choice about how they restrict access to their pools, […]
Consumer law is changing in New Zealand and some of the changes have already taken effect. In early December 2013, the long awaited Consumer Law Reform […]
As the use of illicit drugs, particularly methamphetamine (‘meth’) grows in popularity, so does the chance that you could purchase a property that was used as […]
The Property (Relationships) Act 1976 (‘PRA’) makes the assumption that all relationship property will be divided equally on the breakdown of any relationship (whether you are […]
The Health and Safety Reform Bill (‘Bill’) proposes amendments to our current health and safety regime. One proposal is the replacement of the Health and Safety […]