by Natalia Vila | Feb 4, 2021 | Arbitration, Relationship Property, Trusts and Estates
By Melissa Perkin and Melt Strydom INTRODUCTION Although exact numbers are unknown, it is estimated there are hundreds of thousands of trusts in New Zealand. The new Trusts Act 2019 came into force on 30 January 2021. It brings a number of significant changes to trust...
by Kaye Penney | Sep 18, 2019 | Arbitration, Mediation, Trusts and Estates
In July this year, the New Zealand Parliament passed the Trusts Bill which contains unique and important provisions that expressly provide for arbitration and mediation of internal and external disputes involving trusts, including for court-ordered arbitration or...
by Catherine Green | Jul 26, 2019 | Arb-Med, Arbitration, Family Law, Mediation, Relationship Property
In a judgment released yesterday the Supreme Court in Scott v Williams [2019] NZSC 80 [25 July 2019], dismissed an application by Ms Scott for an extension of time for applying for leave to appeal against two earlier costs judgments. There is nothing particularly...
by Catherine Green | Jul 26, 2019 | Arb-Med, Arbitration, Family Law, Mediation, Relationship Property
This week Justice Minister Andrew Little tabled the Law Commission’s final report on its review of the Property (Relationships) Act 1976 (the Act). The Act sets out how relationship property should be divided when a relationship ends by separation or death. The report...
