Company directors may face personal liability for employment law breaches
Introduction Company directors have been put on notice: they may be held to be personally liable for their company’s employment law breaches; even if they genuinely believed the company was complying with its legal obligations. In a judgment issued on 20 December 2021, the Court of Appeal in A Labour Inspector v Southern Taxis Ltd[1] considered […]
Lease Renewals – Not as simple as you might think…
A right of renewal provides a commercial tenant with the option to enter into a new lease with a landlord when the current lease expires. If a tenant fails to give notice of intention to renew the lease, the risks can be significant. The tenant may lose the right to renew and the ability to […]
Investments, Gifts And Business Interests
What impact does separation have on my or our business interests? Separation can impact your business interests. For example, if you have shares in a company that you have acquired during your relationship, your ex-partner is presumed to have an equal entitlement to them when you separate. This applies even though your ex-partner may have […]
New High Court Decision on Right Of Way Easements
In a recent High Court case, an order was made compelling the owner of a private driveway to allow their neighbour to install a new gate on that driveway. This decision, made in response to a dispute between Ruby & Rata Ltd (“Ruby”) and the Eagle Trust, highlights the importance of carefully reviewing the record […]
Recent US Court case Zuru v Glassdoor serves as wake up call for New Zealand Employers
The California-based website Glassdoor Incorporated (“Glassdoor”) recently lost a case brought against it by New Zealand-based company ZURU Toys New Zealand Limited (“Zuru”). Personal information surrounding anonymous reviews must now be released from Glassdoor to Zuru to allow them to pursue a defamation claim against suspected present and past employees who expressed their resentment of […]