Package Fee (incl GST)

• $390 - Law Society members and Associate members (usually $435)
• $505 - Non-members (usually $585)

Note: Access to the online files is via your "My CPD" page. If you would like to purchase multiple packages, please contact us here.

Online CPD Modules

Commercial Lease Disputes - 2 CPD hours

• Publication date: February 2023
• Authors: Paul Cogswell, Janine Stewart

Commercial lease disputes can be very challenging for your clients whatever party you are assisting. This module will include consideration of practical steps that you can take to avoid disputes and actions that you can take to enforce your clients’ rights if required.

This module will include:

• The mechanisms and fitness for purpose of the dispute process under standard form leases
• Tools to navigate alternative dispute processes
• Landlords' rights of entry for repair
• Experts versus legal arbitrators
• Rent reviews/valuations.

Trusts for Company & Commercial Lawyers - 2 CPD hours

• Publication date: March 2023
• Authors: Fiona King, Stephen Law

This module addresses the “good, the bad and the ugly” of trusts within a commercial context. It will canvass fundamental issues and consider some of the key decisions emerging from the case law and the implications for practitioners on a practical level.

This module will include:

• Reasons for establishing trusts
• How the new Trusts Act will affect your clients and your advice to them
• Issues to be aware of when dealing with trusts including relevant provisions in trust deeds, best practice, documentation, trustees’ liability and indemnity, etc
• An update on relevant case law.

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Directors' Duties - 2 CPD hours

• Publication date: November 2022
• Authors: Nick Fenton, Matthew Kersey, Nathaniel Walker

It is a challenging time to be a company director in New Zealand, particularly in light of the unprecedented (at least for the modern day) global economic turbulence. The task is complicated further by uncertainty in the legal and governance communities regarding the acceptable levels of risk-taking by directors of companies in financial strife. Recent decisions of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal have prompted debate amongst governance professionals, legal advisors and academics regarding the proper application of the insolvent trading regime contained in New Zealand's companies legislation. While a forthcoming decision of the Supreme Court may provide greater clarity, many participants in the sector have long called for legislative reform. This module will survey recent developments in the insolvent trading space, consider what the future may hold for the law governing duties of directors in the "twilight zone", and provide practical guidance for professionals and their advisors.

This module will include:

• A brief outline of the challenges facing company directors in New Zealand at present as a result of surging global economic uncertainty
• A detailed discussion of the legal ambiguity regarding the responsibilities of those charged with navigating New Zealand companies through turbulent times
• An analysis of two recent, high-profile decisions of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal regarding the application of New Zealand's insolvent trading regime, which have given rise to significant consternation and debate in the legal and governance communities regarding the degree of
  risk-taking by directors that our companies legislation should tolerate
• Some practical tips for company directors facing difficult trading conditions (and the practitioners who advise them)
• A discussion of where to next for the law governing companies in financial crisis in Aotearoa.