Property Law
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Strata/Units and Urban Development
5 April 2019
In late February and early March, the Australian College of Strata Lawyers (ACSL) held its conference in Auckland. New Zealand’s… -
The search for body corporate maintenance
8 March 2019
Sometimes the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. Or the one. By this time, some will… -
Rectification and indefeasibility of title
8 February 2019
The equitable remedy of rectification of documents (expressly preserved by ss 22(3)(b) of the Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017)… -
Cross leases and Re McKay
9 November 2018
Love and hateIt would be nice to be able to say that cross leases are loved and hated in equal… -
Encumbrances, Indefeasibility, and Beyond
5 October 2018
Four recent developments in property law command our attention.Clearspan and EncumbrancesThe first is the Court of Appeal’s decision in Clearspan… -
OIA and body corporate recovery
3 August 2018
Overseas Investment amendmentsProperty lawyers rejoice! The select committee report on the Overseas Investment Amendment Bill has recommended that the part… -
The Land Transfer Act 2017 – Identity and Beyond
29 June 2018
The Land Transfer Act 2017 has, by popular demand, been renamed the Land Transfer, Identity Verification, Risk Assessment, Respect of… -
From housing law to Airbnb
29 March 2018
Housing law has seen a rapid pace of change over the last few years. Various pieces of legislation, case law,… -
Overseas Investment Act Changes
2 February 2018
Shortly after the coalition government was announced, it declared that one of its priorities was to restrict the purchase of… -
More on the new Land Transfer Act
3 November 2017
My last update (A New Land Transfer Act, LawTalk 909, August) considered three key issues arising from the Land Transfer… -
Advising overseas persons investing
19 October 2017 (PDF File, 164.6 KB)
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When contracting out agreements don’t provide protection
6 October 2017
Section 21J of the Property (Relationships) Act 1976 provides the court with a discretion to void a relationship property agreement… -
Common themes in complaints against lawyers about Conveyancing
4 August 2017
Property complaints seem to be a growing area of complaints in New Zealand. For the past two years, property has… -
Thinking about the children when dividing relationship property
4 August 2017
A recent LawTalk article by Kimberley Lawrence and Greg Kelly (Joining adult children to their parents’ relationship property proceedings as… -
A new Land Transfer Act
4 August 2017
The main thing I remember from the land law class I took at law school was the notion of ‘indefeasibility’,…
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Last updated on the 2nd March 2017