by Dave Thomas | Nov 27, 2017 | Societies and Charities Articles
2010 Article, updated November 2017 Anyone for tennis? Just before the out-of-town bach owners and holidaymakers increased the population of Pauanui on the Coromandel Peninsula for the Christmas holidays, on 16 December 2010, the High Court in Hamilton issued a...
by Dave Thomas | Nov 27, 2017 | Societies and Charities Articles
2010 Article, updated November 2017 Issues The first interview with people wanting to form a society is usually interesting, as there are issues to be discussed they have never thought of. Generally, I try to avoid getting into details immediately, as I think it is...
by Dave Thomas | Nov 27, 2017 | Societies and Charities Articles
2011 Article, updated November 2017 Big brother is interested It should come as no surprise that the State has an interest in the winding up of societies and charitable trusts, as noted in Hunt v Border Fancy Canary Club of NZ (Inc) (2000) 8 NZCLC 262,140, para [30]:...