Property Law Half-Day Conference 2018
As a member of ADLS I find their Property Law seminars very beneficial in keeping up to date with the ever changing landscape. We have an ongoing [...]
NEED A SCHEME?
Leaky building? Significant repairs? Large-scale maintenance project? A body corporate facing significant building works to repair building defects and associated damage, or replace building components at the end [...]
WHEN IS A DISPUTE NOT A DISPUTE?
In Body Corporate 375933 v Tenancy Tribunal [2017] HCNZ 1619, the High Court considered whether the Tenancy Tribunal had jurisdiction and/or discretion to hear a dispute between a [...]
Layered Developments
A layered development is the creation of a new unit title development within an existing unit title development – a little like a Russian Doll. Sections 19-22 of [...]
Unit Titles Disputes
The Tenancy Tribunal and Courts have jurisdiction to hear and determine “unit title disputes”. Unit title disputes are all disputes arising out of or in connection with a [...]
NZ’s biggest building claim settles out of court
(As featured here on www.nzherald.co.nz) A confidential settlement has been reached in New Zealand's biggest defective building court claim where owners were suing for $40 million. Owners of [...]