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Thomson Wilson is a full-service law firm based in Whangārei. Our trusted lawyers have been helping and assisting a range of clients on a number of matters in Northland and beyond for over 80 years.
Our team of legal experts have experience covering a wide range of legal matters including property law, business law, trusts and estates, separation and divorce, resource management, criminal law and more.
We also offer expertise in specialist areas such as Maori land, local government law, farming and forestry.
On 26 March 2021, John Bracken was convicted of New Zealand’s largest GST fraud having fraudulently obtained $17,311,262.29 in GST refunds over a period of four years. In February, the Commissioner of Police applied to the High Court to recover assets unlawfully obtained from Mr Bracken’s criminal activities.
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The Law Commission recently reviewed the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988. This legislation governs how decisions are made for adults who lack capacity and can no longer make some decisions for themselves.
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Most people would never expect a Do It Yourself will, bought from a stationery shop, to end up in court. Yet that is exactly what happened in a recent case that shows how a seemingly small mistake in a will can have significant consequences after the will-maker dies.
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