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New Partner and Team join Glaister Ennor
Mike Roberton became a partner when Macky Roberton merged with Glaister Ennor on 28 August 2017.We welcome our new team members; Irini, Jonny and Rebecca who have also joined Mike here at Glaister Ennor. Mike has over 20 years corporate and commercial law experience and says he, and his team, are de...
Glaister Ennor Launches Expanded Corporate Team
The newly expanded corporate/commercial team at Glaister Ennor looks set to make waves. Jack Porus, Mark Hopkinson and Sarah Davis have now been joined by Mike Roberton, formerly of Macky Roberton. The expanded team now has the critical mass to take on larger transactions and provide a seamless serv...
Body Corporate Business Update September 2017
RedevelopmentThe Unit Titles Act 2010 provides for unit owners and the body corporate to amend orreplace the unit plan by carrying out a “redevelopment”. A redevelopment encompassesboundary adjustments between units, boundary adjustments between units and thecommon property, the creation of new...
Your Trust Questions Answered
I’ve heard I should set up a trust to protect the assets I leave behind for my children but I don’t think I need one right now as I don’t have any concerns – what could I do?While having a trust is important for asset protection, tax efficiency, and estate and succession planning purposes, n...
Building Owners and Occupiers - Asbestos Management Obligations
Due to its strength, durability, and resistance to fire and water, asbestos was widely used in building products up until the 1990s. However, Worksafe now reports asbestos as being New Zealand’s number one killer in the workplace and believe around 170 people die each year from asbestos-related di...
Change to Agreement for Sale and Purchase of a Business
The standard Agreement for Sale and Purchase of a Business form approved by the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand Incorporated and by Auckland District Law Society Incorporated (“the agreement”) has recently been revised.One of the revisions to the agreement’s latest edition is the removal...
Filling the Funding Gap
We are seeing the effects of major trading banks pulling back from financing the property development sector. This change is occurring for various reasons. International banking covenants need to be observed. The level of exposure to this sector, which may have peaked, is also a factor.As a result,...
Home Buyer Assistance
Helping first home buyers, especially in the Auckland marketplace, has been a topic of much discussion in 2017. While there are price pressure points, economic and lending hurdles to be overcome, there are several products and subsidies available to first home buyers, who can use the products and su...
Land Development - Removal of Redundant Interests
A hot topic, at the moment, in land development is the creation of affordable housing. Affordable housing is a goal that many seek to achieve through cheaper construction methods, cheaper sales methods, and increasing the speed and efficiency of the build itself. But at the outset of a development e...
Maintaining your Company’s Records
The introduction of the Companies Office website with the ability to update records online has led to the mistaken view that shares are transferred by updating these records. However, as has historically been the case, the Companies Act provides that a share transfer form signed by the transferor...