Air Rescue Crew Challenge 2019

June 2019 Last year Mortlock McCormack Law entered the Westpac Helicopter Air Rescue Summer Crew Challenge – it was the firm’s first time getting involved in this event. The challenge was in two parts, fundraising and a physical and mental challenge to ... Read more

Sarahs’ Girls

June 2019 The last twelve months have been busy for the Sarahs at Mortlock McCormack Law, they each gave birth to their first child, a girl. We were lucky enough have all three mothers and babies in the office recently, see the attached photo of Sarah Manning ... Read more

Recent Employment Legislation Changes

June 2019

Michael O’Flaherty

There are two key changes to employment legislation that both employers and employees need to be aware of. These are the new rules around trial periods for employers with 20 or more staff and the provision of domestic violence leave for all ... Read more

Insulation Requirements for Rental Properties

June 2019

Josh Hicthcock

In 2015 the Government introduced a reform to the Residential Tenancies Act which aimed to ensure that all rental properties meet minimum insulation requirements. The changes were in response to concerns that many rental properties did not provide ... Read more

Commercial Leases in Canterbury – far from ‘Standard’

June 2019

Sarah Hartley

The post-earthquake property shortage affected not only residential property, but commercial as well.  The reduction of available space and amount of tenants needing to relocate found tenants pressured to sign up to a lease with little ability to ... Read more