Downton Abbey fans have, in Episode 1 of Season 4 of this TV blockbuster, seen the anguish created when a young husband and father is taken from his family without leaving a will. Northlaw would like fans to take heed of the message in the drama about the importance of making a will. The Continue Reading
Does your Will need amendment
Mary Holm endorses David’s advice re family loans. Does your Will need amendment…. Well known financial commentator Mary Holm answered (Herald 25 October 2014) a letter concerning how best to handle the common situation involving a loan to a family member to avoid future complications and family upset. David wrote Continue Reading
Complaints Against Lawyers
The Lawyers Complaints Service has been operating for only 6 years. And in that time it has received over 12,000 complaints about lawyers. That`s bad news isn`t it? Especially when there are now 12,000 lawyers in NZ in total. (there were only 3,000 NZ lawyers when I became one in Continue Reading