Free guidance resources to help legal professionals through the evolving pandemic crisis.
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CHECKLIST
New Zealand Infection Control, Disease Management and Biosecurity Checklist
Cybersecurity strategy — Checklist for remote working
Practice Area: Cybersecurity
GUIDANCE NOTES
COVID-19 Wage Subsidy March 2021
Practice Area: Employment Law
COVID-19 Short-Term Absence Payment
Practice Area: Employment Law
Wage Subsidy Extension Scheme
Practice Area: Employment Law
Leave Support Scheme
Practice Area: Employment Law
Employment law considerations in the COVID-19 context
Practice Area: Employment
COVID-19 Resurgence Wage Subsidy
Practice Area: Employment Law
Immigration measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Practice Area: Immigration Law
This note considers the changes implemented by the New Zealand government to Immigration rules and legislation in response to the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Execution of Wills under COVID-19 Alert Levels
Practice Area: Succession Law
On 16th April 2020, the Government passed the Epidemic Preparedness (Wills Act 2007—Signing and Witnessing of Wills) Immediate Modification Order 2020 (“the Order”) to facilitate the execution of wills and codicils via audio-visual witnessing, for the duration that the Epidemic Preparedness (COVID-19) Notice 2020 remains in force.
This note summarises the effect of the Order and offers practical guidance on how to facilitate remote execution and witnessing of wills and codicils.
COVID-19 Guidance Note – Preparing your business for moving between Alert Levels
Practice Area: Business Law
Verification of Identity and Administration of Oaths and Declarations During COVID-19 Alert Levels
Practice Area: Administrative Law
The challenges of the COVID-19 Level 4 lockdown, and potential for the continuation of strict social distancing measures even once New Zealand returns to Level 3, has made much of the day-to-day practice of law challenging.
In particular, it has rendered many of the requirements for identity verification, document execution and the taking of oaths and declarations very difficult to comply with. This Guidance Note is designed to review the challenges associated with the verification of identity and execution of different types of document and provide guidance on best practice for overcoming them.
Guidance for the Construction industry at alert level 2 and above
Practice Area: Property
This note considers the guidance issued by Construction Health and Safety New Zealand for Construction Operators, as New Zealand moves to alert levels 2 and 3.
Q&A – Tenants’ rights in the COVID-19 context
Practice Area: Social Justice
This note has been written by Prakriti Bhatt, Wellington Community Justice Project. It covers general information about the temporary law changes affecting tenancies during the COVID-19 circumstances; information on moving tenancies at this time; the temporary freeze on rent increases; as well as information on terminating tenancies while COVID-19 lockdown measures are in place.
Family law considerations in the COVID-19 context
Practice Area: Family Law
This guidance note is written by the LexisNexis team and covers children in shared care during the COVID-19 alert levels; changes to Family Court proceedings and Family Dispute Resolution; and family violence proceedings.
Q&A – Employee's Rights in the COVID-19 context
Practice Area: Social Justice
This note has been written by Sarah Burton, Wellington Community Justice Project. It covers the types of employment, income rights, leave rights, and workplace health and safety rights in the COVID-19 context.
Q&A – Police powers in the COVID-19 context
Practice Area: Social Justice
This Q&A has been written by Ashley Chrystall, Wellington Community Justice Project, and covers information relating to making reports during the COVID-19 lockdown, police powers to enter your home and to stop you while you are outside or on the road, as well as powers of arrest.
COVID-19 Guidance Note – Voidable Transactions and Reckless Trading
Practice Area: Insolvency
COVID-19 Guidance Note – Business Interruption and Income Protection Insurance
Practice Area: Insurance
COVID-19 Guidance Note – Communications in a Crisis
Practice Area: Practice Management
COVID-19 Guidance Note – Bring Your Own Device Arrangements for Workers
Practice Area: Employment
COVID-19 Property Law Considerations
Practice Area: Property
COVID 19 – Contracts: Doctrine of Frustration and Force Majeure
Practice Area: Business Law