Monday, 1 September 2025
*Original Content was created in September 2024
Description
Attend and earn 1 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
Contract Formation and Exchange of Contracts
- Property Law Act requirements
- Electronic signatures and digital contracts
- Joint owners when one party signs
- Unit Titles Act obligations
- Other disclosure matters
Presented by Scott Donaldson, Director, Mactodd Lawyers
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the legal requirements for forming valid property contracts, including digital execution
- Identify key obligations under the Property Law Act and Unit Titles Act during exchange
Chair
Joe Biddles, Director, Thompson Blackie Biddles Limited
Presenters
Joe Biddles, Director, Thompson Blackie Biddles LimitedJoe Biddles is a specialist commercial property and real estate lawyer and a director of boutique law firm Thompson Blackie Biddles. Prior to this Joe worked at Russell McVeagh and formerly was the New Zealand Legal Counsel of Lion. Joe acts for a number of corporate and institutional clients and his practice covers all areas of commercial property including acquisitions and disposals, commercial leasing, developments, joint ventures and overseas investments in New Zealand.
Scott Donaldson, Director, Mactodd Lawyers
Scott has a strong commercial and property background, advising clients on land transaction and leasing, business transactions and commercial financing. Scott also advises on relationship property matters and has appeared in the High Court, Family Court and District Court on civil matters. Scott is an active member of the Queenstown community. He is currently Deputy Chair of the Queenstown Chamber of Commerce and is involved with several other community and business organisations. In his spare time, Scott competes at Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and is an active member of Toastmasters Queenstown.
