Mike Ross Law Blog
Legal issues: Inside out
17 August 2026
Construction Adjudication: MBC Lincoln v. Floor Masters
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A Construction Contracts Act adjudicator was within her rights cancelling an adjudication, after ruling there was no evide...
Maori Land: Tawhitinui Marae v. Holloway
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Tenancy Tribunal has no jurisdiction over occupation rights to Maori reserve land, leading trustees of a Bay of Plenty mar...
14 August 2026
Fence: Three Holdings Ltd v. Leggett
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Auckland’s Herne Bay has some of the most expensive real estate in New Zealand with new neighbours spending two days in co...
Trans-Tasman Enforcement: Supermega Market v. Sunnya
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Found liable by a New South Wales court for ‘knowingly assisting’ a fraudulent scheme to divert business revenue from Aust...
Mortgagee Sale: Sood v. ASB
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High Court dismissed attempts by Ankush and Saloni Sood to block ASB’s mortgagee sale of their Auckland properties with th...
13 August 2026
Maori Land: Murphy v. Ihaia-Thompson
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New rules around ‘double-dipping’ in Maori land inheritances following whangai adoptions now limit the ability to inherit ...
Lease: Glenthorne Station v. Canterbury University
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High country runholders holding leases with rentals assessed under the Public Bodies Leases Act now diversifying into home...
Franchise: Green Acres v. Singh
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Ordered to pay ongoing Green Acres franchise fees for their remaining twenty year franchise term, franchisees Palwinder Si...
07 August 2026
Defamation: Bakshi v. Gill
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No name was mentioned, but a Tik Tok video voiced in Punjabi was sufficient to identify Wellington businessman Amandeep Ba...
Family Trust: Nahkle v. Karaka Estate Ltd
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An internecine battle within Auckland’s Nahkle family saw the High Court order two family trustee companies into liquidati...
Asset Forfeiture: Commissioner of Police v. Zhao
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With their Christchurch home held in name of a family trust, High Court approved a negotiated proceeds of crime settlement...
06 August 2026
Estate: re Pullar
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Having received funds totalling $2.5 million by survivorship on assets she owned jointly with her late husband Alan Given ...
Marketing: Commerce Commission v. Brand Developers
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Marketing tactics by online trader and prolific television advertiser Brand Developers being described by Commerce Commiss...
Land Purchase: Maraposa Ltd v. Wang
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The High Court held Lei Wang to her purchase of an Auckland property over claims to be victim of foul play by business acq...
05 August 2026
Injurious Falsehood: Rascals International v. Taylor
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Zuru escaped by a whisker after being sued for $1.18 million by owners of rival nappy brand Treasures: a Fair Trading clai...
Director Duties: Rascals International v. JJK Group
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Zuru’s $20.5 million dollar legal action against JJK Group was a claim to take ownership of potential profits in a busines...
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