Termination of Employment Contracts
I provided some advice to a client who had been made redundant and wanted to know if he could take action against his employer. His contract provided that a 4 week notice period could be given by either party to terminate his $200k+ position, well over the high income threshold of $158,500, which takes an […]
Trust Deeds
We reviewed a couple of trust deeds recently for a new client. One deed was validly executed and was effective to change the trustee, but it also tried to appoint new guardians and appointors, but failed to do so. This is because the current appointor and guardian is appointed for life, and can only nominate […]
Enforcement of Mortgage
A few years ago we settled a court action. One of the terms required the enemy to pay a further $25,000.00 within 5 years. We secured the obligation with a mortgage. The payment was due this week, but was not paid. Under the terms of the mortgage, our clients can now appoint a receiver to […]