Race Douglas Burke

01/07/2022

WE HAVE MOVED!

Race Douglas Burke is now situated at Level 4, Queen's Building, 109 Princes Street (above the Black Dog Cafe)

25/01/2022

At the end of last year, we said farewell to Kimberly Wong, one of our Solicitors, as she moves to Christchurch.

Kimberly, it has been wonderful getting to know you and everyone will miss your vibrant energy.

We wish you all the best for your relocation to Christchurch and future endeavours!

09/11/2021

Last week we said goodbye to our dear colleague Chris Cumberland (a Solicitor in our Trusts and Estates Team) who is embarking on the next chapter in his career.

Chris, your caring and bubbly personality will be missed! It has been a pleasure working with you.

We wish you all the best of luck in the next step of your career.

06/10/2021

It’s ok not to be ok.

Just like physical health problems, mental health problems are also very common. Our mental health will change throughout our lives and will be influenced by many factors.

According to Wellplace.nz nearly half the population will meet the criteria for a mental illness diagnosis at some stage during their lives, and one in five of us will experience depression in any given year.

This Sunday is .

Sometimes we need a little reminder that we are not alone. We encourage you to take a moment to check in on your colleagues, friends, and family. It’s important to recognise that mental health is different for everyone and that is ok.

Here at Race Douglas Burke we are always trying to promote mentally healthy behaviours and would like to share Wellplace.nz’s “Five Ways To Wellbeing” which are simple actions that workplaces can introduce to promote a mentally healthy culture, strengthen relationship and boost mental wellbeing.

The Five Ways to Wellbeing are:
• Give
• Be Active
• Keep Learning
• Connect
• Take Notice.

Stay safe and look out for each other.
The team at Race Douglas Burke.

17/08/2021

Due to the alert level changes, our team will be working from home. Please visit our website for our direct contact details.

At Race Douglas Burke we are fortunate to have a wonderful group of people who all contribute to making Race Douglas Burke one of the best law firms in Dunedin.

02/07/2021

Big congratulations to Analise Cowie who was admitted to the bar on Monday at the Dunedin High Court.

An outstanding achievement!

19/05/2021

The National Environmental Standards for Freshwater Regulations 2020 came into force on 3 September 2020.

The standards are designed to protect existing inland and coastal wetlands, improve poor practice intensive water grazing of forage crops, restrict further agricultural intensification and limit the discharge of synthetic nitrogen fertiliser to land and require reporting of fertiliser use.

From 1 July 2021, a resource consent will be required if the amount of nitrogen fertiliser applied per hectare succeeds 190kg on any one hectare. A resource consent is not required if the farm has previously been used for intensive winter grazing between 2014-2019 and you are not seeking to expand the area.

Farmers should be aware that Regional councils are putting in additional rules and setting timeframes.

Please get in touch if you would like to know more about how these regulations will affect your farming practices.

29/04/2021

The Government has announced changes to the Bright-line Property Rule, extending the period from five to ten years. Residential land acquired after 27 March 2021 will be subject to a ten year bright-line period. There are a number of exclusions that apply, including the main home exclusion.

If you would like to know more about the changes and how it may affect you, please do not hesitate to contact us on (03) 477 3947.

13/04/2021

There have been substantial changes in trust law brought about by the new Trusts Act 2019. The Trusts Act came in to force on 30 January 2021. The changes will have direct impact on existing and future trusts and will affect the obligations of those in roles of settlors, trustees and beneficiaries.

Circumstances can change over the lifetime of a trust and now is a great time to remind yourself of the purpose of the trust and consider whether it is fulfilling its purpose. It is important to ensure that the trust is well administered.

We would be happy to discuss these changes with you to ensure you meet your obligations and to ensure your trust fits your current circumstances.

We look forward to hearing from you if we can be of assistance.

25/02/2021

We would like to introduce Bill Munro, our new Senior Associate at Race Douglas Burke.

Bill joined Race Douglas Burke in January 2021 bringing significant experience, confidence in complex transactional matters and an ability to provide high quality client focused solutions.

Previously, Bill was a self-employed business consultant advising a variety of clients with complex and varied growth possibilities, before spending 5 years at another Dunedin law firm.

Welcome to the team Bill!

22/02/2021

We would like to congratulate Brenton Rooney on his successful transition to Partner at Race Douglas Burke later last year.

Brenton joined the firm in 2019 and works across all areas of property, trust and rural law and will now join Chris Burke at the partnership table.

Congratulations Brenton!

Brenton Rooney is a specialist in rural law

28/01/2021

Congratulations to Kimberly Wong, a new team member at Race Douglas Burke who was admitted to the bar recently at the Auckland High Court.

Well done Kimberly!