by Virginia Bonanni | Jan 25, 2023 | Family Law, FDR Centre, Mediation, Relationship Property, Trusts and Estates
By Sam Dorne Courts worldwide have long seen the benefits of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) such as mediation. However, the courts have either been constrained or unwilling to force parties to participate in the ADR process. The High Court in New Zealand has...
by Virginia Bonanni | Dec 17, 2021 | Counselling, Family Law, FDR Centre, FDR Mediation, Mediation, Relationship Property, Trusts and Estates, Voice of the Child
No-one really likes difficult conversations. But they are everywhere. They can be at work, the dentists’ office (it cost how much?!), the hairdressers (uh, yes, it looks great!) and of course, at home. The conversations are all floating out there, always waiting for...
by Virginia Bonanni | Nov 12, 2021 | Family Law, FDR Centre, Mediation, Relationship Property
By Melissa Perkin. Case Overview The Supreme Court has recently released its decision in Preston v Preston[1], providing valuable guidance in relationship property disputes and the application of section 182 of the Family Proceedings Act 1980, which empowers a court...
by Virginia Bonanni | Jul 21, 2021 | Family Law, FDR Centre, Trusts and Estates
By Maria Cole. No-one likes to have their dirty laundry aired in public. Sadly, it has been all too common for parties in family trust and estate disputes, to find their private family affairs made public and become the topic of law journal articles and gossip at...
by Virginia Bonanni | Apr 9, 2021 | Family Law, FDR Centre, Mediation, Relationship Property, Trusts and Estates, Wills
By Melissa Perkin and Melt Strydom. Overview Mr and Mrs Preston were married for five years. Sadly, the legal proceedings that followed their separation have lasted almost as long and might not be over yet, as an application for leave to appeal was recently filed in...
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...
