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Hiring staff

July 29, 2015

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Starting up a new business can be daunting, especially when it comes to hiring staff. It is not uncommon for a start up business to employ a friend or family member as their first employee.  An employer needs to ensure that they provide a letter of offer to the employee […] Read More›

We are often involved in situations where conditional contracts between vendor and purchaser require the purchaser to confirm a contract in respect to certain conditions, for example finance, due diligence etc. It is also not uncommon that before going unconditional the purchaser may wish to vary the contractual terms before […] Read More›

A new policy in respect to the assessment of unathorised building work will be introduced by Auckland Council (“the Council”) from 1 July 2015. A Certificate of Acceptance will be required for any unauthorised work. The Council has provided a detailed outline on its website which sets out how unauthorised […] Read More›

We wrote last year about the impact on Commercial Property Owners of the proposals for Earthquake Prone Buildings under the Building (Earthquake-Prone Buildings) Amendment Bill.  Recently the Government has now sensibly announced changes to the proposed legislation.  There will now be a more targeted approach for Earthquake Prone Buildings instead […] Read More›