Tuesday, 10 March 2026
Learning Objectives:
- Identify common disclosure obligations, warranty issues, and hidden risks arising in complex property transactions
- Develop practical strategies for drafting effective clauses and managing legal risk to better protect vendor and purchaser clients
Disclosure Duties and Hidden Risks: How to Protect Your Clients
- Common Disclosure Pitfalls: Issues from common disclosures and standard warranties and documents
- Hidden Risks in Complex Properties: Common issues from off the plans, unit titles, cross-leases, easements, covenants and interests
- Drafting Clauses: Recommendations when drafting warranties and conditions
- Managing Risk: Best practice for protecting clients
- Recent Case Law Insights: Lessons from disputes from recent cases
Presented by Tina Hwang, Director, Queen City Law
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
Chair
Denise Marsden, Director, Alexander Dorrington Limited
Presenters
Denise Marsden, Director, Alexander Dorrington Limited
Denise is a leading expert in property law. She has a wealth of knowledge complemented by a true passion for property and people. She is smart, pragmatic and sensible and focuses on outcomes for her clients. Denise has been a director at AlexanderDorrington since 2007. She enjoys leading her team to deliver successful projects and outcomes. Denise’s practice includes residential property development and conveyancing of all property types. That includes the establishment of resident’s societies for development and advice in connection with established societies.
Tina Hwang, Director, Queen City Law
Tina Hwang is a Director at Queen City Law and leads the firm’s Property & Disputes Team. She is also the Convenor of The Law Association of New Zealand Property Law Committee and serves on both the Property Disputes Committee and the Civil Litigation Committee. Tina’s practice spans property, construction, and litigation, underpinned by broad experience across commercial, employment, and general practice matters. She regularly advises on some of New Zealand’s largest property development projects and has developed strong expertise in construction law, frequently chairing and presenting at conferences, seminars, and webinars on construction, property, contract, and employment issues. She is also frequently appointed expert to make expert determinations on property and commercial disputes. She is a regular contributor to the Builders & Contractors magazine and is often invited to speak to banks, real estate professionals, and industry groups. Client-focused and pragmatic, Tina also acts in employment law disputes for both employers and employees, guiding clients through mediations and settlements with efficiency and care. Tina appears regularly in tribunals, authorities, and all levels of court. Her advocacy includes notable successes ranging from complex commercial disputes to saving dogs from destruction orders, with cases reaching the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.
