In this issue: • Modern Slavery Bill: Implications for business • Consequences of ‘accidental directorship’: Caution for investors, startup advisers and board observers • ‘Doomsday’ provisions in your will • Former Port of Auckland CEO loses appeal against health and safety conviction • Postscript: RMA replacement legislation reported back from select committee – Fineprint’s 100th edition!

In this issue: • New Zealand-India Free Trade Agreement: Opportunities and limitations for the rural sector • Methamphetamine in farm worker accommodation • Over the fence: High Court upholds personal liability on forestry directors for environmental costs – Wilding pines: Budget 2026 injection – Rural Roading Resilience investment

In this issue: • Structuring your development and considerations for buyers in new subdivisions • Revised Law Association Agreement for Sale and Purchase of Real Estate: Become familiar with changes • Property Briefs: Right of way easement – Cross lease disputes

In this issue: • WorkSafe’s heightened focus on farm safety: Development of Approved Codes of Practice • KiwiSaver changes open the door to first farm ownership: Good news for rural workers • Over the fence: Biosecurity overhaul – Employee v contractor – Wills and EPAs: Essential for the rural sector

In this issue: • Trustee decision-making: How much weight should settlors’ directions carry? • Cleared for take-off: Using your drone the right way • Navigating redundancy: Understanding the legal process for employers • New Zealand Superannuation beneficiaries: Overseas travel • Postscript: Contacting the Office of the Privacy Commissioner – Resource Management Act 1991 overhaul

In this issue: • Options to buy a property during a cost of living crisis • Caveats • An agreement to lease and a deed of lease – how are they different?

In this issue: • New Zealand’s Resource Management Act overhaul • What’s changing and why it matters • Why the RMA is on the way out • The new proposals • What it all means

In this issue: • Using AI in your business. What to consider? • Digital assets and your estate. Why planning ahead matters. • Age of consent. What you can do at 16,18 and beyond • An opportunity to make a difference. A gift to charity in your will • Holidays legislation to change • Banks launch home loan comparison calculator

In this issue: • Understanding workplace accommodation and service tenancies: Complex legal obligations • Shearing the love: Focus on New Zealand wool • Over the fence: Health and safety on farms in the wet season – Changes to the Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme – Foot and mouth disease agreement

In this issue: • Employment law reform in 2025 • The Ombudsman – Who is this? • Surrogacy in New Zealand – A complex and evolving area of law • Consumer Data Right – The age of open banking and beyond • Postscript: Incorporated societies must re-register by 5 April 2026 – eInvoicing

In this issue: • Vacant possession: What does it mean? • GST and land transactions: Understanding your tax obligations • Property briefs: Healthy home standards that came into force on 1 July – Sunset clauses – Real estate commission: claim or not to claim

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