Mike Ross Law Blog
Legal issues: Inside out
15 July 2024
Family Trust: Rawson v. Prescott
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Ten days after George Rawson took initial steps to remove spouse Lucinda Prescott as beneficiary under his will, he was ...
12 July 2024
Fencing: Jin v. Narayan
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Dispute between Auckland neighbours over the state of their boundary fence and construction of a replacement led to more...
08 July 2024
Express Trust: Andrew v. McGinty
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Working as a solicitor, Jennifer Andrews ensured her 2001 purchase of an Auckland residential property was structured ha...
03 July 2024
Consultant: TS Training Ltd v. Lee
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It was only after Toni-Anne Lee parted company with brother Scott that some $66,500 she received from their company TS T...
02 July 2024
One Pure: Wang v. Kang
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Yongnan Kang has gone to ground, current whereabouts unknown, whilst both Jianping Yang, majority shareholder in bottled...
Duress: Baba Nyonya Ltd v. Loh
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Signed in haste; repented at leisure: Tze Hwai Loh came to regret a $1.09 million contract buying his business partner o...
01 July 2024
Trust: Halliday v. Hannah
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Shane Hannah stepped in to assist brother Jason refinancing his Rotorua home with the High Court ruling that over a deca...
Fraud: Sio v. R.
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The evidence was circumstantial, but the fraud conviction stood. Cashing cheques totalling some $43,750 drawn on a gov...
Family Trust: Barrett v. Osborne
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Lothar Herzog’s family trust specified that on his death assets were to be split between his two daughters: Silke and So...
Family Trust: Estate Glenn Bowler v. Craig Bowler
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Described as ‘an unintended consequence of mathematics,’ what was supposed to be a work-around to avoid tax issues for t...
26 June 2024
Estate: Adams v. Adams
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It has taken over twenty years to implement terms of Marion Putere’s will while her Te Kauwhata property has been rented...
Tax: Meates v. Inland Revenue
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Doing nothing was fatal for Mark Joseph William Meates, liable for $3.2 million in unpaid tax after failing to dispute t...
25 June 2024
Import Duties: Customs v. Country Road
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Import duties plus GST totalling $2.5 million were at stake in Country Road’s tariff dispute with Customs. Justice Bec...
24 June 2024
Tax: Commissioner of Police v. Le
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The taxman waits for no-one, creating some tension between Inland Revenue collecting taxes for that big bucket which is ...
21 June 2024
Lease: Portofino Wellington v. Stride Property
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Conflating separate but parallel negotiations over a covid-19 rent rebate and terms for a new lease, Wellington restaura...
Estate: Swanwick v. Bostock
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Litigation over testamentary promise claims against a deceased estate have strict time limits; fail to file within twelv...
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