The Department of Justice, in its 2017 report on cyberbullying and other forms of digital harassment, concluded that this modern form of bullying and intimidation has devastating effects on people …
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Amendments to the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988 introduced plain language forms of Enduring Powers of Attorney (EPA) and standard explanation documents outlining the effects of appointing …
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On Thursday 23 June 2016 the Brexit polls closed and marked the beginning of the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union (EU). Brexit has triggered a series of financial, cultural …
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In April 2016, Uber (the private passenger service operating via a social media smartphone application) came under fire from the New Zealand Government, amidst fears that Uber was changing its …
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The Companies Act 1993 (“the Act”) provides the framework that applies in respect of directors’ duties and reckless trading. The Act prohibits a director from allowing the business to be …
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Until we are confronted with death, an emergency or illness, few of us are likely to turn our minds to the interplay between the law, and how it affects the …
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In 2015, the government introduced the “bright-line test”, a method which attempts to tighten the property investment rules. The bright-line test states that (subject to exemptions) any gain from disposing …
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