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Added: 06/12/2012
Unit Titles Act 2010 and your rights and obligations as a Landlord Featuring:Main changes brought in by the new Unit Titles Act 2010Overseas unit owners of leased unitsVoting and ProxiesDesignated Resolution ProcedureOperational RulesDisclosure regime when buying and selling a unitDisclosure regime for developersBuilding Maintenance ObligationsLong Term Maintenance PlanHow do the new Building Maintenance obligations and the Long Term Maintenance Plan affect commercial landlords?Ownership Interests and Utility InterestsCarrying out alterations to the UnitDispute Resolution Regime
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Added: 06/12/2012
The 6th edition lease is the first major redraft of the lease since 2006, other than tweaks to deal with the Property Law Act 2007, and the Unit Titles Act 2010. Changes reflect the changes to market conditions since then, including the GFC, together with challenges raised by the Canterbury Earthquakes.
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Added: 06/12/2012
Contracting out not necessarily means terminating the employment relationship your business has had with its employees. As with any proposal that significantly affects the security of employment, employees have a right to consult at the “formative stage” of that proposal. All too often the employer is already in breach of the legal obligation to consult meaningfully by the time they even consult a lawyer about what they need to tell the affected employees.
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Added: 06/12/2012
The Market ContextIn recent years the concept of sustainability has become more mainstream. This presents a huge growth opportunity, representing a global market of $600B (LOHAS ‘conscious consumers’), and growing at a rate of c. 30% pa. However conversely, there are now a plethora of new entrants and attempts by mainstream players to add eco credentials. The result is a cluttered segment with a lot of “green-wash” brands.
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Added: 05/12/2012
Many new managers find the management of people requires a whole new range of business skills and attitude!Check out this list of Management Tips for New Managers, which will help you start on the right foot.
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Added: 04/11/2012
The role of the effective Event Manager has evolved - requiring innovation, smarts and charm! At the core of a successful event is planned communication & strategic relationship management.With Christmas just around the corner, we thought you may appreciate this events "bible", developed by Heidi Gerling. Whether you are organising a big budget corporate function, or a modest office party – this guide will help you deliver and impress. See the attachments below to download your free event guides.
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Added: 29/10/2012
Over her 13 years with Bright*Star, Elaine has trained 1000+ EAs PAs and admin pro’s. She is well respected in the industry for her proven expertise and consistent training results. We were delighted to sit down with Elaine recently and catch up about one of her favourite training courses. Your training course “Essential Management Skills for EAs, PAs & Office Managers” is so popular – it has been on the Bright*Star calendar for almost 10 years now. Why do EA & PAs attend this course?
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Added: 19/11/2012
Under both the Limitation Act 1950 and the Building Act 2004, there are limitation periods set for bringing forward building defect claims and many claims are now due to expire, or already have. Gareth discusses in this paper:Where are we now in terms of resolving leaky building disputes?What are the limitation periods?What happens with buildings that go back more than once for defects? Where does liability lie in these situations?
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Added: 02/10/2012
A ruling in the Auckland High Court has cast doubt over the ability of directors to turn to the directors’ and officers’ insurance policy to pay for the costs of defending charges against them. What are the implications of the Court’s Bridgecorp decision for future directors who find themselves in the same, or a similar, position? Rebecca discusses this and future implications of the decision in this paper.
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Added: 03/10/2012
Intellectual property is one of the most important assets of a business when taking ventures overseas and it is crucial to understand how to strategically protect and work IP rights internationally. The paper will address using numerous war stories:Identifying key market factors and the associated IP issuesSnapshot of differences in IP law of main trading partnersFiling strategies linked to the above considerations
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