Welcome to Lawlink's collection of publications.
As part of our service, we produce a range of legal publications designed to alert our members' clients to legal developments that may affect their businesses.
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Structuring Your Company for Maximum Asset Protection
Spring 2007
Claire Byrne is a partner of the Lower Hutt and Wellington Lawlink firm of Gibson Sheat. In this second article, Claire gives a brief overview of asset protection when starting a new business.
Fiduciary Obligations
Spring 2007
Gerard Kilpatrick, partner in the Warkworth Lawlink firm of Webster Malcolm & Kilpatrick, looks at an important recent Supreme Court case on fiduciary obligations, and the consequences that follow if these are breached.
Disabilities in the Workplace – The Employer's Duty to Accommodate
Spring 2007
Grant Slevin, a solicitor with the Christchurch Lawlink firm of Wynn Williams & Co, looks at the duty of employers to accommodate disabled employees. Cases from overseas may offer useful guidance.
E-Dealing – Electronic Registration
Spring 2007
Joanna Pidgeon is a partner in the Commercial Property team in the Auckland Lawlink firm of Hesketh Henry. She has championed the use of e-dealing in her firm and is a member of the New Zealand Law Society’s Land Titles Committee.
Kiwisaver – A Practical Consideration
Spring 2007
Previous articles on KiwiSaver have looked at the scheme itself. In this article Mark Beech, a partner, and Kylie Van Heerden, a solicitor with the Tauranga Lawlink firm of Sharp Tudhope Lawyers look at KiwiSaver specifically from the employer’s perspective, in three key areas.
Sale of Land – Assignment of Contract by Vendor
Spring 2007
Michaela Ryan, an associate with the Dunedin and Queenstown Lawlink firm of Anderson Lloyd, considers some issues that might apply when a vendor wants to assign their legal interest in an agreement for sale and purchase to another party.
The New Anti Spam Law: Is Your Business Ready?
Spring 2007
Sean Lynch, IT and Telecommunications partner at the Auckland Lawlink firm of Hesketh Henry, provides an overview of this new law as well as a preparatory compliance checklist.
Proposed Changes to Associated Persons Test – Taxpayers Beware
Spring 2007
In this article Stephen Richards, a solicitor with the Dunedin and Queenstown Lawlink firm of Anderson Lloyd, explains proposed changes which may make more transactions, including land transactions, subject to income tax.
Exclusive Dealing – What is Its Real Purpose?
Spring 2007
Can a business refuse to supply goods and services to a willing buyer? Alan Stuart, a partner with the Warkworth Lawlink firm of Webster Malcolm & Kilpatrick, warns against arrangements that might be construed as anti-competitive or price-fixing.
Gender Discrimination Alive and Well in the New Zealand Workplace
Spring 2007
Andrea Twaddle, a solicitor specialising in Employment law with the Hamilton Lawlink firm of Harkness Henry & Co, looks at discrimination in the workplace and at a recent High Court case illustrating such discrimination. This article was previously published on Harkness Henry’s website.
The Fundamentals of Franchising a Business
Spring 2007
In this article from Claire Byrne, partner of the Lower Hutt and Wellington Lawlink firm of Gibson Sheat, Claire looks at franchising and asks the all-important questions.