Customer Due Diligence – Why We Ask You Questions

April 2025 Since July 2018 we have been completing Customer Due Diligence on our clients to meet our Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) obligations. Most of you are now familiar with the need to provide us with identification ... Read more

Congratulations Ariana Kim

April 2025 Congratulations to Ariana Kim on her admission as a Barrister and Solicitor to the High Court of New Zealand in December! This incredible achievement marks the start of an exciting legal career for Ariana, who works alongside Jeff McCall, Principal. ... Read more

Congratulations Paige Causer

April 2025 Congratulations to Paige Causer, the 2024 recipient of the Hugh Cottrell Child and Family Law Prize for the University of Canterbury. In 2017 the partners of Mortlock McCormack Law established an annual prize in recognition of academic excellence ... Read more

Recent Supreme Court Decision Deems Artist’s Copyrights Relationship Property

April 2025

Sarah White

A long-running dispute between an artist from Marlborough, Sirpa Alalääkkölä, and her ex-husband, Paul Palmer, over whether he owned half of the rights to her artwork when their relationship ended has recently been determined by the Supreme ... Read more

Family Feuds and Wills – The High Court’s New Decision Might Affect Your Legacy

April 2025

Olivia Durston

New Zealand’s High Court has delivered a law-changing decision in Bradshaw v Barry concerning the will of a deceased father. The will left his estate, being a half share in his family home, to his wife (the children’s stepmother) and made no ... Read more

Contractor or Employee – The Proposed “Gateway Test”

April 2025

Ariana Kim

Over the years, the status of a worker as a contractor or an employee has been challenged through the Employment Court and Employment Relations Authority (Authority). The Employment Court’s recognition of four Uber drivers as employees rather ... Read more

Staff News

December 2024 Welcome: Charlotte Rudd, Solicitor joined us in August. Charlotte will be working in the Trust and Asset Protection team Zahra Rafyee, Solicitor joined us in August. Zahra will be working on a wide range of commercial and property matters. Ariana ... Read more

MML’s 2024 Highlights Reel

December 2024 The Mortlock McCormack Law team has had an eventful year, excelling not only in our work but also actively participating in community events, charity fundraisers, and professional development opportunities.   Sarah White and her team took ... Read more

Changes to the “On-sold” Programme

December 2024

Sarah Manning

Angus Mossman

You may have seen the recent media coverage about the changes to the Natural Hazards Commission On-sold support programme (On-sold programme). The changes seek to prevent further cost blowouts and encourage homeowners to reach a timely ... Read more

Top Tips for Landlords

December 2024

Kent Yeoman

If you have a new commercial building and intend to enter into a commercial lease below are the top tips for success:   Choose the Tenant carefully Arguably, the most important decision for a landlord is choosing the tenant. Is the ... Read more