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We periodically publish six client newsletters, they are:

  • Trust eSpeaking – an e-newsletter with a focus on trust matters
  • Commercial eSpeaking – an e-newsletter with a focus on commercial matters
  • Property eSpeaking – an e-newsletter with a focus on property matters
  • Rural eSpeaking – an e-newsletter with a focus on rural matters
  • Fineprint – a variety of topics
  • Newsbrief – our own internal newsletter

You can sign up to receive any of these newsletters by completing the form to your right. Also, previous editions of Fineprint can be found at NZ LAW.

Fineprint – Spring/Summer 2011

25 November 2011. by Johnston Lawrence.

In our Spring/Summer issue of Fineprint:

  • Land covenants: selling land and restricting its use
  • Guest Editorial by ANZ National Bank’s chief economist Cameron Bagrie: New Zealand should get back to economic basics

Property Speaking, Spring 2011

24 November 2011. by Johnston Lawrence.

Inside this issue we look at:

  • Using KiwiSaver to Buy Your First Home: good benefits available
  • Types of Property Ownership: implications for death, separation and rest home subsidy
  • Property Briefs: Rating

A brave new world for trusts: Gift Duty abolition

3 October 2011. by Johnston Lawrence.

Once gift duty ends from 1 October, it will be possible to give away all your assets at once without having to worry about paying gift duty. Does this open a world of possibilities?

This… Continue reading

Newsbrief – Spring 2011

3 October 2011. by Eddy Allan.

In this issue we talk about milestone events here at Johnston Lawrence, and the way forward for the firm.

Angela O’Meara looks at the importance to your business of a strong employment agreement, before we update you… Continue reading

Newsbrief – Autumn Edition 2011

28 April 2011. by Eddy Allan.

In this issue we pay tribute to Director and LDR team leader Roger Chapman who retires this year. We then welcome Nicholas Burley to the firm as a new Director and LDR team leader. 

Angela O’Meara takes… Continue reading

Newsbrief – Christmas & Summer Edition 2010

13 December 2010. by Eddy Allan.

Welcome to our Christmas & Summer edition of Newsbrief – our quarterly newsletter with news and updates from Johnston Lawrence Limited. In this issue we pay tribute to Ollie Gilbert who retires at the end of 2010… Continue reading

Property Speaking 5, November 2010

24 November 2010. by Johnston Lawrence.

In this issue:  Lessons from the Canterbury Quake – buying and selling property — Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2010 – effective from 1 October 2010 — Abolition of gift duty and the implications for family… Continue reading

Fineprint, Spring-Summer Edition 2010

24 November 2010. by Johnston Lawrence.

A bumper issue: Power to the People – increased government power supply investment impacts on landowners — Crown Retail Deposit Guarantee – an update — Gift duty to be abolished from October 2011 — Going… Continue reading

Trust eSpeaking – Spring Edition 2010

27 September 2010. by Johnston Lawrence.

In this September edition, which is bigger than usual so we could include current material on the Crown Guarantee (see Page 5), we have articles on:

  • Appointment of a Law Firm Partner as

Commercial eSpeaking – Spring Edition 2010

27 September 2010. by Johnston Lawrence.

In this issue we have stories on:

  • New Patents Bill: Software patent strategy in New Zealand
  • 90-day Trial Period Provisions on Trial: Employers get first written warning
  • Business Briefs: Major employment

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NZ Law Releases

Property Speaking 6, May 2011

3 May 2011. by Johnston Lawrence

Fineprint, Autumn 2011

4 April 2011. by Johnston Lawrence

Rural eSpeaking – Autumn Edition

14 March 2011. by Johnston Lawrence

Trust eSpeaking – Autumn Edition

7 March 2011. by Johnston Lawrence

Rural eSpeaking 4, December 2010

2 December 2010. by Johnston Lawrence

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