In this issue: • Fast Track Approvals Act 2024 – How will it work? • Arrested? There is a fair legal process • Ashley’s Law – Victims of abuse can end marriage/civil union earlier • The business of gifting – Have a policy for accepting gifts • Postscript

In this issue: • New Deed of Lease Documentation • Issues Affecting Finance & Settlement • Updates to the Residential Tenancies Legislation

In this issue: • The moral dilemma of virtual fencing • Overturning the foreshore and seabed decision • Requirements when transporting livestock

In this issue: • Why You Should Look At Your Will • Hiring Casual Employees • Keeping Aware of Holiday Scammers

In this issue: • Neighbourhood Subdivisions • Repaying Your Mortgage Early • Refixing Your Mortgage Interest Rate

In this issue: • Budget 2024: What was in it for the rural sector? • The future of indoor pig farming • Over the fence: Service tenancies – Understanding your liability – What to expect with a farm lease

In this issue: 1. Preparing your business for sale 2. Providing for your family in your will – You have some legal obligations 3. Employee burnout – Acknowledge and address this 4. Avoiding scams –Tips to protect yourself 5. Postscript – Holidays Act 2003 to be overhauled – Roadside drug testing to be rolled out – Visual artists will receive royalties when work on-sold

In this issue: • Significant Natural Areas suspended while government overhauls RMA • Live animal exports: government intents to lift the ban • Over the fence: Contract grazing – 90-day trial period – Minimising phosphorus in waterways

In this issue: – Invoices not being paid on time? – Personal grievances: employers must act in good faith – Receiving an inheritance during your relationship – Do I still need a trust?

In this issue: – Commercial leasing and landlord consent – Easements – Property briefs: • Bright-line test changes • RMA legislation • Rental and tenancy updates

In this issue: • Proposed changes to the Retirement Villages Act 2003 • What happens to your children when you separate? • Generative AI and copyright • Receivership, voluntary administration and liquidation

In this issue: – What happens if your builder goes bust? Choose carefully – Alternative methods to sell your property: Auction and tender overview – Property briefs: • First Home Partner scheme on hold • Council delays for property developers • Short-term accommodation – take care, and • Election impact on property issues