by Amy Chesnutt | May 31, 2022 | Alisha Castle, Amy Chesnutt, Articles, Family Law, Insights, Mihikeita Tibble, Post, Updates
Parenting proceedings in the Family Court are difficult at the best of times, families resort to seeking the intervention of the Court because interpersonal relations have completely broken down. Where those families identify with another (non-New Zealand Pakeha)...
by Dixon And Co Lawyers Team | Apr 12, 2022 | Articles, Insights, News, Post, Trusts, Tutorials, Updates
Money laundering is a process that criminals use to ‘clean’ their money that they make from dealing in illegal matters, fraud, and tax evasion. They do this by making their money look like it comes from a legitimate source where they cover their tracks to avoid...
by Kelly Dixon | May 3, 2016 | Articles, Environmental & Planning Law, Insights, Kelly Dixon, Maori Legal Issues, Post, Updates
After a long journey in the High Court, Rakiura Māori were granted customary marine title over islands that they carried out muttonbirding, Pohowaitai and Tamaitemioka in 2016.1 The process started in 2011 when Mr Tipene’s case was moved from the Māori Land Court to...
by Kelly Dixon | May 3, 2016 | Articles, Insights, Kelly Dixon, Post, Uncategorized, Updates
Re Tipene [2016] NZHC 3199 was the first case to successfully go through the High Court under the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011 for customary marine title. Over the years Mr Tipene’s application was revised on numerous occasions making his journey...