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March 17, 2014

Entering Into A Guarantee

A guarantee is a promise by a person (guarantor) to settle a debt or fulfil the promise of someone else. Guarantees are required by a bank […]
March 17, 2014

Redundancy Pitfalls For Employers

An employer may make an employee redundant on the basis that there is a genuine work-related reason or business decision for that redundancy. It must be […]
September 18, 2013

Commercial Leasing in a Seismic Country – Tenants Issues

The earthquakes in Christchurch in 2010 and 2011, and the more recent earthquakes in Wellington have affected the commercial leasing landscape throughout New Zealand. The earthquake […]
June 19, 2013

The Auckland District Law Society (ADLS) Lease Has Changed

The Auckland District Law Society released the sixth edition of their standard form commercial Deed of Lease on 5 November 2012. There are significant changes from […]
June 14, 2013

Shareholders Agreement – Why You Need One

If you co-own a business with someone else, or if you are in the process of setting up a business venture with someone, then now is […]
June 14, 2013

Attention All Business Owners

We have recently been chatting with Dave Morgan, who is the General Manager of Link Business Brokers, about how business owners can prepare their businesses for […]
March 5, 2013

Guarantees

Acting as a guarantor for someone, often in respect of payment of money, means that you agree to meet their obligations, if they do not. Guarantee […]
November 28, 2012

Personal Property Securities Register And Terms Of Trade

Since 2002, New Zealand has had a universal register on which parties are able to register any ‘security interest’ taken over assets (other than land) called […]
November 28, 2012

Commercial Leases – Rights of Renewal

Many tenants under commercial leases seek to negotiate a shorter initial term with rights to renew the lease in the future, rather than committing to a […]
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