Four more hazards to note...
In these briefs, we have four updates on topics which also present potential risks and hazards for the unwary: new health and safety legislation coming into effect, claims against rural...
Is your agreement to lease working for your business?
People sometimes hurry into an agreement to lease commercial property. Time is money and delays to setting up a business can mean delays to generating income.
The good, the bad and the ugly changes to business law
There are three changes to business law on the horizon. If you’re a small to medium business owner, we recommend you read this article so you’re armed with the right...
Shareholder Relationships: What happens if you need to break up?
Shareholders’ agreements are often compared to a marriage. In many ways this comparison is true, so what happens if you need to break up? In business, breakups happen for many reasons.
Streamlining overseas investment and consenting processes
Five new class exemptions recently announced by the Overseas Investment Office are changing the way it goes about its business.
More Crunch for Credit
Changes to the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act 2003 have tightened the rules and regulations for lenders.
The key to business survival on shaky ground
The Kaikoura earthquake late last year was a timely reminder for Hawke’s Bay businesses that we too operate on volatile and unpredictable land.
As a Director, are you making the best decisions for your company?
The Court of Appeal recently revisited the critical subject of how far directors must go to ‘take all reasonable and proper steps’ when making decisions on behalf of their company.
When attention to detail goes bad, in corporate law…
Dot your I’s and cross your T’s! In business, we know we should do this but we sometimes don’t.
Commercial property rent reviews could be hurting you in the pocket.
Commercial property owners are often attracted to an annual CPI rent review. Standard agreements and deeds of lease make it very easy to agree to what seems like an annual...