News

In this issue:
• Preparing your business for sale
• Providing for your family in your will – You have some legal obligations
• Employee burnout – Acknowledge and address this
• Avoiding scams – Tips to protect yourself
• Postscript: Holidays Act 2003 to be overhauled – Roadside drug testing to be rolled out – Visual artists will receive royalties when work on-sold

• Invoices not being paid on time? A steer for debtors and creditors
• Personal grievances: Employers must act in good faith
• Receiving an inheritance during your relationship
• Do I still need a trust?
• Postscript: Incorporated societies: must register by April 2026 – Minimum wage increases – Before you dig

In this issue:
1 Two decades on: Proposed changes to the Retirement Villages Act 2003
2 What happens to your children when you separate?
3 Generative AI and copyright
4 Receivership, voluntary administration and liquidation
5 Postscript

Welcome to the Winter 2023 edition of Rural eSpeaking. We hope you find all the content in this e-newsletter to be both interesting and useful. If you would like to talk further about any of the topics we have covered in this edition, or indeed on any other legal matter, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

In this issue:
1 Land covenants: now commonplace in residential developments
2 Advance directives: right to choose your healthcare
3 School boards of trustees: significant obligations and responsibilities
4 Time changed to raise personal grievance for sexual harassment: extended to 12 months
5 Postscript

Welcome to the Autumn 2023 edition of Rural eSpeaking. We hope you find all the content in Rural eSpeaking to be both useful and interesting.

This issue is focussed on the effects of recent severe weather events, in particular the unwelcome visits of Cyclones Hale and Gabrielle, and how our readers in the rural sector can mitigate against the effects of these storms.

In this issue:
1 Keeping your employees during the ‘big quit’
3 Guest editorial – Jan Thornborough: Intelligensia – Having a cyber resilient business
4 Bank of children – Children helping their parents
5 Driving on a limited licence
6 Postscript

Innes Dean are pleased to renew their sponsorship of WAB, a monthly networking event focussed on creating a supportive environment for businesswomen in the greater Manawatu region.

Welcome to the Winter/Spring issue of Rural eSpeaking. We hope you find the articles both interesting and useful.

If you would like to talk further about any of the topics we have covered in this edition, or indeed on any other legal matter, please don’t hesitate to contact us. Our details are at the top right.