Housing Market Boom and Relationship Property Settlements

March 2021 The current property market boom has led to unprecedented sale prices and has had unexpected flow-on effects in many areas. One, in particular, we are seeing at Mortlock McCormack Law is the effect it has had on couples going through a ... Read more

Trusts Act 2019 – it’s here!

March 2021

Jamie Stanton

On 30 January 2021 the Trusts Act 2019 came into effect – increased trustee obligations and disclosure requirements are now in force. All trustees must now have regard to the mandatory and default duties set out in the Act. Trustees are also ... Read more

Do your Auction DD

March 2021 The New Zealand housing market has been hot for some time now. We are frequently seeing auction dates being brought forward due to high demand (although in light of recent Government initiatives, this might change – time will tell!) If an ... Read more

Mortlock McCormack Law Community Work

December 2020 A key component of Mortlock McCormack Law’s ethos & values is to make a difference in our community. The firm provides an opportunity during work time for our professional staff to deliver pro-bono legal services to a number of organisations, ... Read more

AML/CFT Customer Due Diligence and APLYiD

December 2020 For over two years now we have been completing Customer Due Diligence on our clients to meet our Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) obligations, to help prevent criminals disguising the illegal origins of their ... Read more

Living Overseas and Planning to Buy a House in New Zealand

December 2020

Sarah Manning

We have many clients who live overseas but own property in New Zealand. With the changes to the Overseas Investment Act ("OIA") which came into force in 2018, there can be some confusion whether the OIA rules apply, and given the hefty fines for ... Read more

Joint Ownership of Property

December 2020 Purchasing your first property on your own can be a difficult task to achieve in today’s current market, there is much to learn and understand. Joint property ownership can make getting on the property ladder more achievable however there are a ... Read more

Pink Ribbon Morning Tea

September 2020 In July we held a Pink Ribbon morning tea, organised by Ruby Haddon, Solicitor. We enjoyed a wide range of pink-themed home baking and raised $500 for Breast Cancer Foundation NZ. Well done team!     ... Read more

Are you sitting on a Ticking Time Bomb?

September 2020

Sarah Manning

While the Government is vowing to overhaul the Earthquake Commission due to its poor handling of the 2010-2011 earthquakes, this will not help you if your house was repaired and you still have concerns about that repair and haven’t done anything ... Read more

Do You Need Enduring Powers of Attorney?

September 2020

Margaret Mary De Goldi

Do you want to be Adrienne or Colin? Scenario A - Adrienne Once upon a time, Adrienne visited Mortlock McCormack Law and took advice about Enduring Powers of Attorney. Adrienne knew a bit about them, but at her meeting with us she realised that ... Read more