Embarking on a subdivision journey brings forth a web of resource management and environmental issues, where understanding legal precedents is key to unlocking the financial potential of your clients’ developments. It’s equally essential to grasp the best practices in initiating and executing a plan of subdivision. Whether you're in the planning, drafting, or document execution stage, breakdown the origins of common subdivision mistakes and ensure a seamless path to subdivision success.
Description
Attend and earn 3 CPD hours
Chair:
Jeanne Heatlie, Managing Partner, Court One
2.00pm to 3.00pm Resource Management and Environmental Issues when Subdividing
Consider issues that arise from subdivisions from the resource consenting process, including development contributions and recent policy and legislation updates with relevant case law.
Presented by Charlotte Muggeridge, Senior Associate, Harkness Henry
3.00pm to 4.00pm Commencing and Implementing a Subdivision: The Process and Best Practice
- The planning stage: reviewing the Record of Title and Resource Consent
- Amalgamations and boundary adjustments
- Surrender of easements/covenants
- Vesting of road or reserve
- Access lots
- Drafting and reviewing documents
- How to read the LT plan
- Easements
- Covenants
- Conservation covenants
- Consent Notices
- Execution of documents
- What documents require an A&I?
- Whose consent is required and for what?
- Preparing the E-dealing
- Checking the territorial authority certificates
- Getting the order of registration right
- Issues with access lots and road to vest
- Common mistakes
Presented by Alan Prescott, Partner, Harmans
4.00pm to 4.15pm Afternoon Tea
4.15pm to 5.15pm Navigating Common Subdivision Mistakes and Potential Competency Issues
- An examination of common subdivision issues
- Understanding how “mistakes” by the lawyer during the subdivision become grounds for a complaint
- Examples and “mock” case studies
Presented by Kristine King, Director, Duncan King Law Limited
Learning Objectives:
- Benefit from a detailed breakdown of key resource management and environmental issues to consider when undertaking a subdivision matter
- Receive best practice advice on commencing and implanting a plan of subdivision
- Work through common subdivision mistakes and how best to avoid these
Presenters
Ms Kristine King, Director,
Kristine works primarily in the areas of property, commercial law and trusts and has a passion for working with property developers and property traders. In addition to her legal work, Kristine is the Auckland area legal speaker for the ANZ Property Unlocked Seminar series and undertakes staff training on property issues for organisations such as ANZ, Auckland Property Investors Association and Bayleys. Kristine also donates her time to the New Zealand Law Society on property, trust and estate matters during her work as a Standards Committee Convener.,
Mr Alan Prescott, Partner,
Alan Prescott is partner at Harmans Lawyers. He has over 30 years' experience advising clients in residential and commercial property transactions. He has a particular interest in construction law and acts for a number of residential and commercial builders. Since the Christchurch earthquakes he has advised his clients either buying or selling properties in "as is where is" written off condition. Alan has served on the Executive of the South island branch of the Property Council of New Zealand for the past 20 years.
Ms. Charlotte Muggeridge, Senior Associate, Harkness Henry
Charlotte has a specialised skill range across resource management, property development, easements, subdivisions, local government and unit titles. Before joining Harkness Henry, she worked in local government and in private practice. Charlotte has presented seminars for the New Zealand Law Society, Survey & Spatial New Zealand, the Waikato Plan, and Auckland District Law Society on property law, subdivisions, and resource management law. Charlotte has detailed knowledge of the proposed new resource management legalisation, the Natural and Built Environments Act. Charlotte sits on the Waikato Conservation Board, the Waikato Plan Leadership Committee, and the Waikato Housing initiative. Charlotte also has a passion for community governance and is a board member of the international World YWCA Board based in Geneva. Charlotte was awarded the Property Council Central Region Judge’s Choice award in 2022 for her contribution to the industry.
