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Publications

Māori business - Employment fundamentals

By Renika Siciliano - September 2015

Renika discusses four key pillars of building your business from an employment perspective.

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Treaty settlements - How do I fit?

By Renika Siciliano - September 2015

Renika, an Associate in our Māori Legal Team, discusses the different aspects of claimant definition in a Treaty settlement context, including what a Large Natural Grouping is, how hapū sit within this and the role of a Wai claimant.

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Unit titles - Would you join the "club"?

By Ashlea Murphy - August 2015

In this article, Ashlea discusses a recent case which highlights some issues arising from unit title ownership.

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Family Protection Act 1955 and the concept of moral duty

July 2015

The Family Protection Act 1955 provides the Court with discretion, upon application of an eligible person under the Act, to make an order for “adequate provision” for “proper maintenance and support” to those to whom the deceased owed a moral duty. Courts in more recent times have tended to take a more conservative approach. The central consideration is whether the provision made for the eligible person is adequate, and if not, what is the minimum to remedy the failure?

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Urgency applications in the Waitangi Tribunal: How urgent is urgent?

By Jerome Burgess - July 2015

The Waitangi Tribunal has discretion to give priority to certain claims and in exceptional circumstances the Tribunal will adjust its priorities and reallocate its resources to determine applications for an urgent inquiry.

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