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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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Mike Ross spent nearly thirty years teaching all aspects of commercial law to business students and almost as many years writing variously for The New Zealand Herald, The National Business Review and The Chartered Accountants' Journal. He authored two books on legal principles governing business reconstructions. Mike Ross holds degrees in both law and economics from the University of Auckland.
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