Monthly Archives: May 2013

LEASES

The Christchurch earthquakes demonstrated the need to provide certainty around some of the issues that arose for landlords and tenants after the disaster. The sixth edition of the ADLS Deed of Lease (“the sixth edition”), released on 5 November 2012, addressed amongst other things these concerns and also included changes related to rent review processes.

By |2022-01-10T15:00:36+13:00May 14th, 2013|

LAW COMMISSION REVIEW OF THE NEWS MEDIA

While the well-publicised Leveson investigation into the "culture, practices and ethics of the press" was uncovering widespread phone hacking and other unethical and illegal practices in the UK, the New Zealand Law Commission was conducting its own review of the news media. The Law Commission recognised that having a free press is essential to providing

By |2022-01-10T15:00:02+13:00May 14th, 2013|

HOMEOWNER BEWARE!

For most homeowners in New Zealand, their home insurance has always been an unspecified „replacement‟ cost based on the floor area of their home. However, following the Christchurch earthquakes, insurers are now adopting a new home insurance policy whereby all home insurance policies will be based on an „insured sum‟. The policy change is a

By |2022-01-10T14:59:31+13:00May 14th, 2013|
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