A recent decision of the Court of Appeal has shown that those of you who are on minimum wage cannot legally be expected to pay your employer’s Kiwisaver contributions. The case of Terranova Homes and Care Limited v Faitala and Goff CA 175/2013 [2013] NZCA 435 involved two care home […] Read More›
A recent decision of the High Court has highlighted the risks to parties taking action that interferes with contractual arrangements between other parties. In the case in question a Franchisor and Franchisee had entered into a contractual arrangement to effectively transfer the franchise business back to the Franchisor. Problems started […] Read More›
The majority of business owners in New Zealand lease the premises they operate their business from. As commercial tenants you need to be aware of your rights and obligations in exercising a right of renewal under an existing lease or when entering into negotiations for a new lease. Rights of […] Read More›
Having terms and conditions of trade in place is an important part of your business structure. What are terms and conditions of trade? Whether a business is a supplier of services or products the terms of trade are the terms upon which a customer will be bound when dealing with […] Read More›