Congratulations Angus Mossman

August 2024 Congratulations to Angus Mossman on being admitted to the bar on 21 June 2024. Dan Chisholm, Senior Associate, was Angus’ moving counsel. ‌Angus returned to MML in February 2024, after a summer clerk role at MML in 2022/2023. He completed his ... Read more

To Gift or Not to Gift?

August 2024

Family Law Team

 

In the current economic climate it is becoming increasingly common for parents to give or loan their children money for a deposit on a first home, or to reduce bank debt. But beware – gifted funds could be at risk from the child’s spouse or ... Read more

Tax Considerations when Beneficiaries Live Overseas

August 2024

Andrew Logan

Family Trusts and Estates – Things to think about for your family trust and your estate when beneficiaries live overseas It is common for adult children and grandchildren to live overseas. The length of time away from New Zealand and the degree ... Read more

Brian Kinley

June 2024

Andrew Logan

We were sad to hear of Brian Kinley’s death.  Brian was a respected sole practitioner who had practised in Christchurch for approximately 58 years. Prior to Brian’s death we had been in discussions with him about the merger of his practice ... Read more

Congratulations!

December 2023 Congratulations to Sarah Wenborn, HR Manager, on being made a Life Member of the Kereru Sports & Cultural Club this month, for her services to the club. Sarah has been involved with the club for 20+ years in every capacity - player, coach, manager ... Read more

Ronald McDonald House – Family Dinner Programme

December 2023 In October our team were thrilled to be back cooking for Ronald McDonald House South Island’s Family Dinner Programme, after a few years of not being able to. The team get a lot out of these evenings; contributing to such a worthwhile cause in ... Read more

Trust Account Authority

December 2023

Andrew Logan

It’s important for us to get full instructions from you when paying funds out of our trust account. All lawyers must ensure that when paying money out of a client’s trust account, they have authority from the client to do so. This is ... Read more

The Bank of Mum & Dad

December 2023

Andrew Logan

Bianca Takerei-Nuku

It is estimated that around two-thirds of first home buyers in New Zealand seek assistance from their parents to purchase their first home. If you are contemplating supporting your child in purchasing their first home or subsequent property, you ... Read more

Better Rights for Unit Title Purchasers

June 2023

Chris Egden

Unit titles are a type of property commonly seen in apartment or multi-unit developments. They are subject to the Unit Titles Act 2010 and are governed by a Body Corporate comprised of each unit owner. On the sale of a unit title property, the ... Read more

Artistic Works and Relationship Property

June 2023

Emily Flaszynski

For centuries, paintings, sculptures and other artistic works have been admired, critiqued, sold, purchased, and exchanged.  But what are the ownership rules around these artistic works? Who owns the copyright in artistic works? Under copyright ... Read more