Mike Ross Law Blog
Legal issues: Inside out
22 May 2024
Covid-19 subsidies: Attorney-General v. Papa Robs Contractors
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Social Development is forcing recovery of overpaid covid-19 wage subsidies through the simple expedient of taking legal ...
21 May 2024
Judicial Bias: Ressels v. Southern Response
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While litigants can feel aggrieved after an adverse court ruling, lawyers sometimes feel their beautifully crafted legal...
17 May 2024
Charity: World Gospel College v. Inland Revenue
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De-registration of a charity without then transferring net assets across to another charity results in the charity’s cur...
16 May 2024
Conflict of Interest: First NZ Properties v. Millar
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Nelson-based company director Michael Millar was ordered to pay $2.4 million damages for milking excess fees out of Firs...
Business Sale: Kumar v. Many Ltd
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Selling her late husband’s interest in FM105.3 Ltd, Roshni Kumar represented that his estate was owed $294,000 by the co...
Undue Influence: re Estate David John Spellers
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David Speller died one day short of his seventy-seventh birthday after marrying three times and leaving multiple wills v...
15 May 2024
Estate: Official Assignee v. Koedyk
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Giving away any estate bequest and then becoming bankrupt in the next two years can result in Insolvency Service clawing...
14 May 2024
Mortgagee Sale: Kwok v. HND Holding
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Daniel Kwok is claiming $66 million damages alleging private lender HND Holding Ltd caused a cascade of problems by bein...
Business Purchase: Blossom Tradings v. Nair
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In the depth of Auckland’s covid-19 lockdowns, Oniel Handa purchased two Auckland hospitality venues for $1.17 million i...
Family Trust: Estate of Falesima v. Manukia
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The lawyer charged no fees. Court fees were waived. A gross injustice was corrected with the High Court ruling grand...
13 May 2024
Freezing Order: Pask v. Liu
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Described as a ‘battle of attrition’ in a relationship property dispute over assets valued at some twenty million dollar...
10 May 2024
Asset Forfeiture: Commissioner of Police v. Jobes
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Forfeiture of some $175,000 cash on hand satisfied a proceeds of crime forfeiture order with the High Court ruling a for...
Fair Trading: Red Stag Timber v. Juken
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With market share sliding after rival Juken entered the market for timber framing, Red Stag sued alleging Juken misrepre...
09 May 2024
Asset Forfeiture: Commissioner of Police v. William & Eng
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Managing residential tenancies can be complex, doubly so when the properties are held in limbo under Insolvency Service ...
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