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Welcome to the September issue of Trust eSpeaking. We hope you find these articles to be both interesting
and useful..

Inside you'll find articles on:
· Let's give it all way
· Rest home care
· Trustee Liability
· Trusts and Tax

If you'd like to talk further about any of the articles in Commercial eSpeaking, please don't hesitate to call us.

NZL099_Mactodd.pdf

Below you will find a downloadable version of our Autumn issue of our business-focused e-newsletter Commercial eSpeaking.
 
Inside you’ll find articles on:
·         Franchising: The pros and cons
·         Anti-Competitive Behaviour: Avoid it at all costs
·         Business Briefs: New copyright law – PPSA: Australian style – Digital legacy
 
If you’d like to talk further about any of the articles in Commercial eSpeaking, please don’t hesitate to call us.
 
The next issue of Commercial will be published in the Spring.

NZL091_Mactodd.pdf


 
Please note, we have offices in Queenstown, Wanaka, Cromwell, Christchurch and Lyttelton and appointments can be made to see me at any of these locations.Please find attached  our latest edition of Legal Client Newsletter, we hope you enjoy reading this.
This issue has a number of interesting articles, including::

  • In a Seashell: The Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana Act 2011)
  • Sleeping on the Job
  • Consumer Law Update
  • Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Bill
  • Snippets
  • Employment Law Update
  • A King or a Queen - The Law of Seccession

If you would like to know more about any particular topic, please don’t hesitate to call us

Legal Client Newsletter 2011.pdf



Please find attached our latest edition of Fineprint Autumn, we hope you enjoy reading this.
This issue has a number of interesting articles, including:

  • Gift Duty Abolition
  • Dying Intestate: Make sure you have a Will
  • Protecting Your Family’s Inheritance
  • Overseas Investment Office provides extra clarity
  • The Timing of Your Claim

If you would like to know more about any particular topic, please don’t hesitate to call us

FinePrint_Autumn_2011.pdf


Today we publish the March 2011 issue of Rural eSpeaking; we hope you enjoy reading it. If you would like to talk further about any rural issues, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
In this Autumn edition, you can read articles on:

  • Personal Property Securities Act: Grappling with section 53 in a livestock purchase
  • Leasing the Farm: Can be a practical solution
  • Over the Fence: New minimum wage rates – Sharemilking Arrangements: 2011-2-12 season – Public Holidays: Easter 2011 – GST zero-rating land transactions

 The next issue of Rural eSpeaking will be published in July.  

NZL085 MacTodd.pdf

 

Today we publish the Autumn issue of Trust eSpeaking; we hope you enjoy reading it. If you would like to talk further about any issue about trusts, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
In this March edition, we have articles on:

  • Gift Duty Abolition: from 1 October 2011
  • Rush to Trust – or Maybe Not? Careful on relationship property issues
  • What Might Happen with Future Trusts Legislation?

The next issue of Trust will be published in September.

NZL074 MacTodd.pdf

 

Today we publish the first Commercial eSpeaking for the year. We hope you enjoy reading this and find the articles of interest.
In this issue there are items on:

  • Website Disclaimers: Do you have one?
  • Business Briefs: Major employment law changes ahead – Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Bill: an update
  • Limitation Act 2010: What effect will this new legislation have on business?
  • Company Directors: Can you rely on expert advice?

 If you have friends and/or colleagues who would find Commercial eSpeaking useful and interesting, please let us know their email addresses and we will add them to our mailing list.

NZL080 MacTodd.pdf

 

Please find attached the Summer issue of Rural eSpeaking; we hope you enjoy reading it. If you would like to talk further about any of the topics covered in this edition, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
In this issue you can read articles on:

  • Water, Water Everywhere: Now a finite resource
  • Access to the Outdoors: Unlocking the gates to your property
  • Over the Fence: 90-day trial periods – Changes to employment legislation – livestock grazing agreements

The next issue of Rural will be published in March.

We wish you a very Merry Christmas and a safe, happy 2011.

NZL082 MacTodd.pdf

 

Please find attached the latest issue of Property Speaking which contains articles on:

  • Lessons from the Canterbury Quake: Buying and selling property
  • Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2010: Effective from 1 October 2010
  • Property Briefs:
    - Abolition of gift duty: Implications for family trusts
    - Encumbrances: What does the future hold?

If you would like to talk further about any of the items covered in this newsletter, then please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Enjoy reading Property Speaking.

NZL081_MacTodd.pdf


 

Please find attached our latest edition of Fineprint, we hope you enjoy reading this.

This issue has a number of interesting articles, including:

  • Power to the People: Increased government power supply investment impacts on landowners
  • Crown Retail Deposit Guarantee: Update
  • Gift duty to be abolished from October 2011
  • Going into business together: Making a new relationship work
  • Financial Advisers Act 2008 Update
  • Where do I go for my Holidays? Guidelines for divorced or separated parents
  • Postscript: Major employment law changes ahead

 If you would like to know more about any particular topic, please don’t hesitate to call us

FinePrint_Spring-Summer_2010.pdf