When the new Wills Act was adopted in 2007 it made a number of changes to the law regulating wills. Probably the most radical change is the power in s 14 to validate wills that do not comply with the formal requirements for making a valid will in s 11. This change follows Australia’s lead,...

This article is an examination of the interaction between trusts and relationship property in New Zealand looking at key legislative provisions, sham and alter ego arguments, bundles of rights and the possible effects of the ongoing review of the law of trusts by the New Zealand Law Commission