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18 August 2025

Bankrupt: Lister v. Sadiq

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  Mohammed and Shamina Saqiq were bankrupted following failure to pay a $286,000 deposit on an Auckland house purchase.   ...
14 August 2025

Maori Land: re Round Corner Ltd

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  Wellington property developers Mark and Anna Rudings failed in their Maori Land Court challenge over the status of prime...
13 August 2025

Will: re Selwyn Gallot

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  It is not a good look in light of the Public Trust’s regular advertising campaigns emphasising the importance of keeping your will up to d...
12 August 2025

Takeover: Empire Technology v. Vital Ltd

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  Aborted takeovers of NZX listed companies can result in a bill from the target company, with Empire Technology disputing...
06 August 2025

Investment: Hua v. Zhang

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  Commercial practice in China having investors disguise their activities caused confusion during a High Court hearing bef...
05 August 2025

Contempt: Francis v. Ranita Handyman Services

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  Rinish Kunjumon says the truck is his, handed over by Maxconcrete Ltd in lieu of a debt owed.   He now faces arrest for ...

Loan: Lifestyle Loans v. Pope

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  It was an expletive-ridden stoush as Wellington’s Matt Ryan and Auckland’s Laurence Pope, both property moguls, faced of...
31 July 2025

Joint Venture: Ngaruahine Iwi v. Mountian View Developments

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  Based in the South Taranaki township of Manaia, Ngaruahine Iwi Authority thought it had negotiated a joint venture partn...

Asset Forfeiture: Commissioner of Police v. Foulds

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  Nearing retirement age, Stephen and Leonna Foulds were busted growing cannabis in an indoor commercial operation at thei...
30 July 2025

Asset Forfeiture: Commissioner of Police v. Rivers

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Known also as Mai Qu, former chartered accountant Luke Daniel Rivers surrendered one million dollars as part of a court approved proceeds o...
28 July 2025

Maori Land: Henderson v. Brooking

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  Apirana Henderson was removed as trustee of a Hicks Bay ahu whenua trust on complaints from a fellow trustee that Mr Hen...
25 July 2025

Leaky Home: Turret Trustees v. Profit

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  It is a pyrrhic victory.   Previous owners sold their Auckland leaky home for $1.01 million before disappearing overseas...
22 July 2025

Lease: Stills v. McCormack

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  Arrears of rent and failure to challenge a rent review cost the Stills family rights to renew their lease of land at Lit...
18 July 2025

Cryptocurrency: re Digital Asset Exchange

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  With cryptocurrency exchange Dasset in liquidation, and users facing an apparent six million dollar shortfall, liquidato...

Bankruptcy: Greig v. Official Assignee

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  Described on Precision Real Estate’s website as selling real estate since 1989 and having an impeccable reputation, Davi...
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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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