Mike Ross Law Blog
Legal issues: Inside out
03 October 2024
Maori Land: Pomare v. Pomare
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Descendants of Sir Maui Pomare are locked in dispute over potential subdivision of land near Plimmerton in Wellington, f...
Financial Services: FMA v. AA Insurance
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AA Insurance was fined $6.1 million following failures to properly apply discounts on multi-policy annual premiums and f...
02 October 2024
Property: Wang v. Hu
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After their Auckland joint venture property deal went sour, Bin Hu disputed that one million dollars paid to her up fron...
01 October 2024
Tax: Jaques v. Inland Revenue
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Part way through a High Court hearing on appeal against convictions for tax fraud, Keith Jaques abandoned his appeal. ...
30 September 2024
Defamation: Chiv v. Dai
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Learning her clients wished to change accounting adviser, Wellington-based Sandy Dai bad-mouthed their choice of Aucklan...
27 September 2024
Estate: Estate William Frame v. Frame and W&G Trustee
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While brother Allan was left with ownership of the Roxburgh central Otago family farm on death of his father, it require...
26 September 2024
Reckless Trading: Boaden v. Mahoney
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Owed unpaid rent and the cost of clearing debris from an Auckland site, commercial landlord Drew Boaden did not roll ove...
Harditex: Cridge v. Studorp Ltd
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Sloppy workmanship led to water ingress and moisture damage for homes clad with manufacturer James Hardie’s product Hard...
20 September 2024
Health Data: HealthAlliance v. Hewlett Packard
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On learning Health New Zealand wanted to store existing records using new software, US-based Capex Discovery refused ass...
18 September 2024
Construction: Beca Carter v. Wellington City
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Building Act’s ten year ‘longstop’ limitation does not apply to contribution claims where one defendant found liable for...
16 September 2024
Investment: Birnie v. Outward Ltd
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In the world of investment banking, it is no more than small change to put $325,000 into a blockchain start-up. Misrep...
13 September 2024
Bankrupt: re Harry Shand Crawford
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Christchurch property developer Harry Shand Crawford was bankrupted on a $942,000 guarantee over top of protestations th...
12 September 2024
Legal Costs: Red Stag Timber v. Juken NZ
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A long-running court battle over market share for treated timber framing saw losing litigant Red Stag Timber out of pock...
06 September 2024
Sofitel Auckland: Een v.Body Corporate 384911
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At the third time of asking, aggrieved apartment owners at Viaduct Harbour on Auckland’s waterfront battling Pandey Grou...
05 September 2024
Fair Trading: OHL Ltd v. Premier Property
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Mark Hotchin’s OHL Ltd was awarded $400,000 damages on purchase of an Auckland commercial building after real estate age...
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