The process to apply and become a permanent resident in New Zealand can be complex, difficult and expensive for some. Depending on your skill base and financial status this process can be fast-tracked if your skills and investment are sought after. New Zealand permanent residents are non-citizens who hold a permanent resident visa. A visa
You might have been asked by a friend or family member to be an independent trustee of a Trust. You may also have been appointed as an executor of someone’s estate, which will often also make you a trustee of the estate assets. Trustees have strict duties to the beneficiaries of the Trust. Most duties
The Supreme Court, New Zealand’s final court of appeal, recently marked its 10 year anniversary. Before 1 January 2004, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London was New Zealand’s final court of appeal. Decisions made in New Zealand Courts before 31 December 2003 still have the right of appeal to the Privy Council.
In the last decade the use of social media has exponentially expanded. Social media such as Facebook enable users to interact with large numbers of people, with immediate and permanent impact. Users of social media might assume that their use of sites such as Facebook in their own time has no relevance to their work
