Property Disputes - neighbours

Along with the intensification of neighbourhoods, the propensity for neighbourhood disputes is growing, whether about boundaries, encroachments, fences, retaining walls, trees, flow of water, rights of way or shared driveways. These issues are only exacerbated if the neighbour is about to commence a property development! This webinar will give an overview of the most common issues that come to lawyers, with practical advice about managing them.

Topics covered will include:

• The law in areas touching on neighbour disputes – including the Fencing Act 1978
• Helping your clients avoid disputes escalating
• Practical advice on dealing with neighbour disputes for the most effective outcomes.

Learning objectives

By attending this webinar you will:

• Have an up-to-date understanding of the law relating to neighbour disputes.
• Be more confident advising your clients in this area.

Who should attend

All those whose practice includes residential property – including all property lawyers and those in conveyancing, insurance, and civil litigation.

Presenters

Joanna Pidgeon
Pidgeon Judd, Auckland

Joanna is a property law specialist, past president of the ADLS (now The Law Association), Convenor of its Documents and Precedents Committee and current member of its Property Law Committee. She is also a member of the Law Society’s Land Titles Committee. Joanna makes determinations under the Agreement for Sale and Purchase of Real Estate (ASPRE) when there are disputes, is a past chair of the Property Disputes Committee, and gives expert evidence in courts and tribunals on property matters. She is experienced in fee simple, cross lease and unit title subdivisions, including those using incorporated societies.
 

Ben Thomson
Pidgeon Judd, Wānaka/Auckland

Ben is a property lawyer with a particular expertise in complex transactions, subdivisions and developments including fee simple, unit title, cross lease, and developments using incorporated societies. He also specialises in unit title advisory work and all types of property disputes. Ben regularly appears in the Tenancy Tribunal on unit title matters as well as in cross lease arbitrations. He also carries out a full range of transactional property and leasing work.
 

Resources

No book will be provided with this webinar.

Held online, you will be emailed a link to join the webinar one week before. For information on what is required to participate in the webinar, click here. PowerPoint slides will be emailed out after 3pm the day before the webinar.

Fee (Incl GST)

Law Society Members benefit from up to 30% off

• $160 – Law Society members & associate members
• $230 – Non-members
• View group pricing options

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CPD

Attendance at the live webinar

• If you attended the live webinar, you will receive an electronic certificate of attendance as verification for your CPD records.
• You can view and hear the presentation again, as many times as you wish in your own time for no additional cost.

Registration but non-attendance on the day

• Under the CPD Scheme only those who attend a live webinar are eligible to claim CPD hours.
• If you registered but were unable to attend on the day, you can view and hear the archived recording of the presentation.

Cancellation and Refund Policy

You may cancel your registration eight working days in advance of an event, and you will receive a refund less a 25% administration fee. If you cancel less than eight working days in advance of the event, no refund is payable. If you are unable to attend, you may transfer your registration to another person. If you wish to do so you must advise CLE New Zealand Law Society in writing of the change. CLE reserves the right to close registrations, and cancel or reschedule an event as necessary. Where an event is cancelled by CLE, a full refund is payable.