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    7 legal questions you should ask yourself at the beginning of a New Year.
    Cavell Leitch
    • 4 days ago
    • 1 min

    7 legal questions you should ask yourself at the beginning of a New Year.

    The New Year is a timely reminder for people to ensure their basic legal affairs are in order. Make sure that these 7 things are ticked of
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    New Zealand Immigration Update - Further automatic work visa extensions
    Cavell Leitch
    • Jan 10
    • 1 min

    New Zealand Immigration Update - Further automatic work visa extensions

    Background The Government has announced further visa extensions for some temporary workers, and their partners and dependents. Update The...
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    New Zealand Immigration Update - Offshore visa processing suspension extended
    Cavell Leitch
    • Jan 10
    • 2 min

    New Zealand Immigration Update - Offshore visa processing suspension extended

    Background As a result of COVID-19, Immigration New Zealand (INZ) suspended the processing of most offshore visa applications until 8 Feb...
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    New Zealand Immigration Update - Temporary visa changes delayed
    Cavell Leitch
    • Dec 16, 2020
    • 2 min

    New Zealand Immigration Update - Temporary visa changes delayed

    Background In September 2019, INZ announced that it would replace six key work visa types with a new employer-led “gateway framework” and...
    32 views0 comments
    Company creditors and claw-back
    Cavell Leitch
    • Nov 30, 2020
    • 3 min

    Company creditors and claw-back

    Written by Kirsten Graham Under our Companies Act liquidators can come knocking to recover funds that companies have paid to creditors mo...
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    New Zealand Immigration Update - Offshore visa processing suspension extended
    Cavell Leitch
    • Nov 6, 2020
    • 1 min

    New Zealand Immigration Update - Offshore visa processing suspension extended

    Background As a result of COVID-19, Immigration New Zealand (INZ) suspended the processing of most offshore visa applications until 10 No...
    502 views0 comments
    New Zealand Immigration Update - Managed isolation and quarantine slots limited
    Cavell Leitch
    • Nov 6, 2020
    • 1 min

    New Zealand Immigration Update - Managed isolation and quarantine slots limited

    Background INZ have recently introduced a Managed Isolation Allocation System (MIAS), to help allocate places in managed isolation to tho...
    264 views0 comments
    The new Privacy Act and the $10,000 fine employers could face
    Cavell Leitch
    • Oct 28, 2020
    • 2 min

    The new Privacy Act and the $10,000 fine employers could face

    Employers will soon have an obligation to report serious privacy breaches. This includes all privacy breaches believed to cause (or likely t
    53 views0 comments
    Selwyn and Waimak District Plan reviews are looming
    Cavell Leitch
    • Oct 18, 2020
    • 2 min

    Selwyn and Waimak District Plan reviews are looming

    Time to think seriously about District Plans especially if your clients live, work or own land in Selwyn or Waimakariri Districts.
    8 views0 comments
    The new Privacy Act – is your workplace prepared?
    Cavell Leitch
    • Oct 18, 2020
    • 3 min

    The new Privacy Act – is your workplace prepared?

    It has been a big year for employers, and it is about to get even bigger with the introduction of the Privacy Act 2020. The new Act will com
    142 views0 comments
    Airbnb & Short Stay accommodation - regulation is coming
    Cavell Leitch
    • Oct 12, 2020
    • 2 min

    Airbnb & Short Stay accommodation - regulation is coming

    Christchurch City Council has recently released its plan to regulate Airbnb-style short stay accommodation in Christchurch City. After mon
    201 views0 comments
    De facto or just friends with benefits?
    Cavell Leitch
    • Oct 12, 2020
    • 3 min

    De facto or just friends with benefits?

    Unlike a marriage, which comes with a party and a certificate, de facto relationships often have no fanfare to announce their beginning. You
    18 views0 comments
    New Zealand Immigration Update  - Further border exceptions announced
    Cavell Leitch
    • Oct 11, 2020
    • 1 min

    New Zealand Immigration Update - Further border exceptions announced

    INZ have now drafted and released the policy outlining further border exceptions for some entrepreneurs and work visa holders.  An overview
    87 views0 comments
    New Zealand Immigration Update - Resident visa allocation times
    Cavell Leitch
    • Sep 22, 2020
    • 1 min

    New Zealand Immigration Update - Resident visa allocation times

    Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has recently released updated allocation times for Skilled Migrant and Residence from Work category applicatio
    202 views0 comments
    Recently married? What does that mean for your Will?
    Cavell Leitch
    • Sep 22, 2020
    • 2 min

    Recently married? What does that mean for your Will?

    Under New Zealand law, the general rule is that a person’s Will is automatically revoked upon marriage. If you are married and your Will wa
    72 views0 comments
    High at work: will employers rights change if cannabis is legalised?
    Cavell Leitch
    • Sep 14, 2020
    • 2 min

    High at work: will employers rights change if cannabis is legalised?

    The government will hold a referendum at the general election later this year to decide if cannabis should be legalised. If cannabis is leg
    58 views0 comments
    New Zealand Immigration Update - Further border exceptions announced
    Cavell Leitch
    • Sep 14, 2020
    • 2 min

    New Zealand Immigration Update - Further border exceptions announced

    Following Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi's statement, INZ have released an update outlining further border exceptions. This is an interim
    60 views0 comments
    New Zealand Immigration Update - Offshore visa applications temporarily suspended
    Cavell Leitch
    • Sep 9, 2020
    • 1 min

    New Zealand Immigration Update - Offshore visa applications temporarily suspended

    As a result of COVID-19, Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has suspended the processing of most offshore visa applications. Despite this, indivi
    157 views0 comments
    Who keeps the bling?
    Cavell Leitch
    • Sep 7, 2020
    • 2 min

    Who keeps the bling?

    With more couples choosing to invest a significant amount of money in their engagement ring, when an engagement is called off, the question
    212 views0 comments
    New Zealand Immigration Update - Automatic visitor visa extensions
    Cavell Leitch
    • Sep 7, 2020
    • 2 min

    New Zealand Immigration Update - Automatic visitor visa extensions

    In order to help those stuck in New Zealand on temporary visitor visas, Immigration New Zealand has recently announced two key changes to it
    321 views0 comments
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