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New Cartel laws
Amendments to the Commerce Act significantly expand the scope of prohibited cartel conduct. There are also two new exceptions. However, it is important to check existing contracts prior to the expiry of the nine month transitional period on 14 May 2018 because certain criteria must be met before the...
Vendor breached warranty in Agreement for Sale and Purchase
In the recent case of Y L New Zealand Investment Ltd v Ling [2017] NZHC 1793, the High Court has held that a breach of warranty by a vendor caused loss to the purchaser of a property.Ms Ling entered into an agreement to buy a property in Pukekohe. It comprised of a house on 4.6 hectares of land that...
Investor Category Residence Visas
The Migrant Investor Category visas intend to attract financial capital to local New Zealand firms or government by offering resident visas to those who wish to make a significant financial contribution to New Zealand’s economy. There are two categories available for migrant investors depending on...
Body Corporate Business Update December 2017
NEED A SCHEME?Leaky building? Significant repairs? Large-scale maintenance project?A body corporate facing significant building works to repair building defects and associated damage, or replace building components at the end of their useful life may be able to rely on the default statutory provisio...
Sarah Davis Resigns from Glaister Ennor
It is with regret that we announce Sarah Davis has resigned from Glaister Ennor on 28th February as she, and her family, take the exciting step of relocating to England where her husband is now part of the Ben Ainsley Racing Team.Sarah has been a significant member of our Glaister Ennor team and wil...
A Timely Reminder – Disclosure and Representations
The principle of caveat emptor, “Buyer Beware” usually governs all property purchases. However, licensed real estate agents are bound by the Real Estate Agents Act (Professional Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2012.Specifically, all licensees are under a positive obligation “not to mislead a cu...
Building Owners and Occupiers- Asbestos Management Obligations |Part 2
This article is a follow on from the article by the same name in our Spring edition, in which we outlined the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work (Asbestos) Regulations 2016 (“Asbestos Regulations”) and specifically the obligations that come into force on 4 April 2018. A copy can be fo...
Body Corporate Business Update March 2018
DEVELOPER LIABILITYTwo concurrent High Court decisions (issued within a week of each other) confirm the legal position first espoused by the Court of Appeal in 1979 in Mount Albert Borough Council v Johnson [1979] NZLR 234 that a developer owes a duty of care to future purchasers of residential home...
How enforceable are those online “Ts & Cs” we all accept?
We have all done it. You might be purchasing a product online or downloading software for your computer. You come to the end of your online purchase or download, and, without a second thought, you click a box to say you accept the terms and conditions (“Ts & Cs”) of the particular website wi...
Leases and Licences over Common Property
A body corporate can lease or licence all or part(s) of the common property to an owner, occupier, or third party for their personal use under section 56 of the Unit Titles Act 2010 (“UTA”). The lease or licence of common property may be granted for any number of purposes, the most common being...