The High Court recently affirmed in K v R [2020] NZHC 923 that a trust cannot be established to defeat a party's claim to relationship property. Background The parties were in a de facto...Read More
It is an uncomfortable but necessary task to consider what will happen to your property after you die. The law of succession determines how your property will be distributed. Most people...Read More
1. Think about the pre-nup. Do you need a pre-nuptial agreement? It is much better to have these awkward conversations at the beginning of a relationship – especially if you...Read More
Here I talk with Katheryn Ryan about prenups, and the growing number of disputes when parents help their children on to the property ladder without a legal agreement in place – is it a gift...Read More