Description
Attend and earn 0.5 CPD hour
* This interactive online recording includes questions and quizzes requiring critical thinking about the topics, so you have no annual limits to the number of points/hours you can claim with this format of learning. Please verify with your CPD rules
Learning Objectives:
- Understand how Alphabet has expanded fiduciary duties in NZ law
- Explore the role of tikanga alongside statutory and common law
*Original Content was created in November 2024
Chair
Anthony Grant, Barrister, Paladin Chambers
The Alphabet Case and Expansion of Fiduciary Obligations
- Scope and limitations of fiduciary relationships between parents and children in New Zealand and the role of the Limitation Act
- Analysing the legal arguments including majority and dissenting opinions and their implications on NZ fiduciary duty
- The interaction between tikanga, statutory law and traditional legal principles on fiduciary duties
Presented by Mike King, Partner, Lane Neave
Presenters
Anthony Grant, Barrister, Paladin Chambers
Anthony Grant is a Barrister and advisor on the laws concerning Trusts and Estates. He also acts as a professional Trustee. Anthony is a member of STEP (the international Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners) as well as the Auckland District Law Society’s Trust Law Committee. He regularly appears in the Senior Courts on issues involving Trusts and Estates and writes and speaks extensively on these topics.
Mike King, Partner, Lane Neave
Mike is a Partner in Lane Neave’s dispute resolution and litigation team. He has advised and appeared in Court and arbitrations on a wide range of commercial and civil litigation disputes including shareholder disputes, property matters, agribusiness-related disputes, defamation, and insolvency matters. Mike acts for a diverse range of clients including large organisations, local councils, high-net-wealth individuals, as well as SMEs. He has developed specialist expertise in acting for clients involved in relationship property, and trust and estate disputes in both the Family Court and High Court.
