I am pleased to announce that, effective from 1 December 2021, Good+Law will be joining CS Law (Cullinane Steele) to help create a broad legal service offering to all of our clients in the Wellington and Horowhenua region. The integrated business will operate under the CS Law brand.

A reasonable proportion of my work involves helping people separate from long-term relationships. Separation throws up questions on all sorts of issues such as where children will live, making financial and other adjustments to life after separating, and dividing relationship property.

If a document doesn’t meet the formal requirements of the Wills Act, a court can declare the document to be valid under Section 14.

For many of us, the latest COVID19 lockdown and alert levels have created uncertainty about how the crisis impacts employment, and how employment law responds. The crisis has not suspended employment law which means we are required to follow established legal principles while navigating our way through the issues.

This month marks my one-year anniversary since starting my sole practice, Good+Law. I want to thank all my clients who have placed their faith in me and my representation to help them navigate some difficult and sometimes painful situations. 

Workplace relationships can be challenged where actions occur that undermine the trust and confidence of both parties.  An employee who believes their employer has breached their contract can formalise their concerns by raising a personal grievance which then must be addressed.  

Parliament has now passed the Holidays Amendment Bill which increases the minimum sick leave entitlement from 5 days to 10 days per year. But what can happen when an employee takes too much sick leave?

Profit sharing can be a great way to improve and maintain employee loyalty and retention by motivating employees to participate in earning and protecting company profits. What are your legal rights if an employer promised you a share or the business or its profits but did not deliver?

Employment lawyers generally agree that the Holidays Act 2003 is one of the more complicated pieces of legislation. The latest change to that Act is Mondayising public holidays. Mondayised public holidays is a term used to describe when the calendar date of a public holiday falls on the weekend.