Articles Tagged With: Consumer Rights

How lawful are your business terms?

Posted on August 04, 2016 in Commercial (Tags: Building Business, Commercial Law, Consumer Law, Consumer Rights, Contracts)

Changes to the Fair Trading law in 2015 rendered standard form consumer contracts used regularly by many small businesses in New Zealand to be unlawfu…

Retentions changes aim to protect subcontractors

Posted on August 04, 2016 in (Tags: Building, Building Business, Commercial Law, Construction, Construction Contracts, Consumer Law, Consumer Rights, Contracts)

The trail of unpaid creditors left by the collapse of Mainzeal in February 2013 highlighted the credit risk subcontractors take in the construction se…

Retailers must get in on the Act or face consequences

Posted on August 04, 2016 in Commercial (Tags: Consumer Rights, Consumer Guarantees Act)

As consumers we are inundated during the Christmas period and the weeks following it with advertising from retailers vying for our custom. Increased …