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The wording of the lease will be critical to determining rights commercial tenants have to relief from paying rent and outgoings during the lock-down period.

Legal advice is crucial before taking action.

Home-owners who have had their income disrupted by COVID-19 will be entitled to a 6-month mortgage payment holiday, but they should carefully consider whether a mortgage holiday is necessary because it will lead to a greater liability in the future.

Employers can apply for a lump sum payment for their employees over 12 weeks if they have experienced a 30% actual or predicted decline in revenue due to COVID-19, over the period of a month when compared to a month last year.

• The rent freeze applies for an initial period of six months
• If a landlord has already given a rent increase or termination notice that comes into effect on or after the Bill comes into force (26 March 2020), this notice is of no effect.

Before bringing a contract to an end on the grounds of frustration we strongly recommend you to talk to one of our commercial lawyers to avoid being held liable for breach of contract.

In this article we’ve summarised the process that we as a business have been through and recommend other businesses follow to keep agile and weather the COVID-19 storm.

A $6.25 billion scheme is available for lending to small and medium-sized businesses with an annual turnover between $250,000 and $80 million per annum.

A Power of Attorney, Enduring Powers of Attorney and a Will are always important documents to have in place, but at times like this they take on a renewed significance.

There's a longer term view than just dealing with the emergency knee-jerk reaction of the disruption to businesses

The Government has announced a rent freeze in response to the Covid-19 virus. The rent freeze only applies to residential properties ...

We’ve been giving a lot of thought to how Gibson Sheat might be able to help you with the challenges you might face in the coming period. Keep an eye out for our updates on this.

Many contractors will face delay, disruption and will have to work out of sequence. 

Our construction expert - Finn Collins provides a run-down on immediate considerations.

The Employment Court has recently clarified one of the many complicated sections of the Holidays Act - the calculation of payment for bereavement leave, alternate holidays, public holidays and sick leave.

The Trusts Act 2019 comes into effect on 30 January 2021 - many trust deeds will need to be varied to comply with the new legislation.

The Days of Care programme is a unique opportunity to support the amazing work of Te Omanga Hospice.