Tag: Terry Carson

Many people often think about giving up full-time employment to pursue a more congenial life style. Have you considered the legal aspects?

In this article we look at what is involved in being the executor of a will and at the factors to consider when appointing your own executor.

Sometimes children end up living with their grandparents on an informal basis. This can creates problems when they suddenly find they cannot access a child’s medical or educational records.

There has never before been a time in history when so much statutory protection has been available to the consumer. The trick is to know your basic rights and not be afraid to advocate them.

Some years ago an elderly client died. She was a dear old soul but had an almost pathological dislike of spending money, so we will call her Mrs Scrooge. Shortly after her death her family came into the office and with a flourish produced several pages o

Do you remember when almost every small New Zealand town had its own quaint little courthouse that dispensed justice locally? 'Built for Justice,' takes the reader on a nostalgic journey to 61 of the North Island's oldest surviving courthouse buildings.

New Zealand was the first country outside of Scandinavia to formally appoint an independent person to investigate grievances that individuals had against government departments.

It is difficult to write articles about child abuse. This article is not however about any current case.

Is it possible for one human to do that to another without knowing that such an act will at the very least cause serious and probably permanent brain damage, if not death?

If the legal Fairy Godmother ever shoulder-tapped me and gave me the option of passing any law I liked then the choice would be simple. I would pass a law making it illegal for the New Zealand parliament to pass any more laws on any topic - ever.