Mike Ross Law Blog
Legal issues: Inside out
04 November 2024
Family Trust: Winsloe v. Winsloe
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Brian Winsloe died in 2024 leaving a will stating his assets are to be divided equally between his three children: Blain...
01 November 2024
Estate: Francis v. Mortlock
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Two decades after Wayne Francis’ death, his widow and a daughter from his first marriage settled a drawn out dispute ove...
Liquidation: re Ovato Ltd
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It took some lateral thinking by insolvency specialists at BDO chartered accountants, but a pooling arrangement for asse...
28 October 2024
Money Lending: Commerce Commission v. Eagle MAN
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Seeking a substantially reduced penalty for making excessive high-cost loans in breach of consumer credit legislation, E...
25 October 2024
Insurance: James Hardie v. Zurich
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Harditex manufacturer James Hardie is back in court, now tussling with insurer Zurich Australia over recovery of its $32...
23 October 2024
Money Laundering: Commissioner of Police v. Che & Fu
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Convicted of money-laundering, Lily Che and her son Michael Fu charged alleged fraudster Xiao Hua Gong a premium when he...
21 October 2024
Health & Safety: Commissioner of Police v. Salter
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Health and safety breaches led to a proceeds of crime financial penalty. Auckland waste oil contractor Ron Salter agre...
17 October 2024
Modular Homes: Francis v. Gross
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Rising construction costs have increased interest in modular homes, mass-built offsite and then trucked to their final d...
16 October 2024
Overseas Investment: Land Information v. Mitchell & Keiling
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Using dummy shareholders to hide their forestry investment in breach of the Overseas Investment Act cost two Singapore-b...
15 October 2024
Estate: Commissioner of Police v. Howard
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Death does not block proceeds of crime claims. Relatives of the late David Allan Howard agreed to a police offer that ...
Family Trust: re Mountain View Trust & Hill View Trust
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Recent Trusts Act rules were used to wind up two Taranaki family trusts without the need to get prior approval from adul...
14 October 2024
Money Laundering: Toleafoa v. R.
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Spending cash generated from drug dealing on personal expenditure, travel and accommodation amounts to money laundering ...
11 October 2024
Insurance: Proclaims Management v. Bately
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‘No win, no pay’ agreements are all the rage in insurance litigation, but what amounts to success depends on the fine pr...
Construction: Solicitor-General's Refererence (No.1 of 2022)
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Filing Building Act producer statements with local councils as proof construction complies with both the building code a...
10 October 2024
Pegasus Resort: Rotorway Ltd v. Sports & Education Corp
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Attempts by Xiangming Huo to extract himself from his unprofitable Pegasus Resort development near Christchurch saw High...
Property: Finsbury Trustee v. Cowell
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It was a speculative Auckland townhouse off-the-plan 2021 purchase with an intention to on-sell before settlement. The...
Tax Evasion: Commissioner of Police v. Cribbett
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Facing a proceeds of crime claim following allegations of tax evasion, Christchurch-based Kathy Emily Cribbett took a pr...
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