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New privacy protections for company directors take effect in November

From 18 November 2026, eligible directors can apply to withhold their residential address from the Companies Register. Chris Dann and Mark Allen look at what the new regime involves.

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Anthony Harper welcomes two new partners

Anthony Harper welcomes two new partners

The bank of Mum and Dad: when relationships end

The bank of Mum and Dad: when relationships end

Getting your startup exit-ready: the legal housekeeping

Getting your startup exit-ready: the legal housekeeping

New privacy protections for company directors take effect in November

New privacy protections for company directors take effect in November

New privacy protections for company directors take effect in November

Anthony Harper welcomes two new partners

Anthony Harper welcomes two new partners

Anthony Harper welcomes two new partners

The bank of Mum and Dad: when relationships end

The bank of Mum and Dad: when relationships end

The bank of Mum and Dad: when relationships end

Behind the booking: managing contractual risk in tourism

Behind the booking: managing contractual risk in tourism

Behind the booking: managing contractual risk in tourism

Getting your startup exit-ready: the legal housekeeping

Getting your startup exit-ready: the legal housekeeping

Getting your startup exit-ready: the legal housekeeping

What trustees do - and don't - have to disclose to beneficiaries

What trustees do - and don't - have to disclose to beneficiaries

What trustees do - and don't - have to disclose to beneficiaries

The future of aged care: what the Advisory Group's report means for residential care providers

The future of aged care: what the Advisory Group's report means for residential care providers

The future of aged care: what the Advisory Group's report means for residential care providers

Contracting-out agreements and death: what Rimmer v Wilton means for you

Contracting-out agreements and death: what Rimmer v Wilton means for you

Contracting-out agreements and death: what Rimmer v Wilton means for you

Cecil Hanafin joins Anthony Harper as litigation partner

Cecil Hanafin joins Anthony Harper as litigation partner

Cecil Hanafin joins Anthony Harper as litigation partner

RVA Conference 2026: where to next for legislative reform?

RVA Conference 2026: where to next for legislative reform?

RVA Conference 2026: where to next for legislative reform?

The limits of limited liability: risks for directors of trading trust companies

The limits of limited liability: risks for directors of trading trust companies

The limits of limited liability: risks for directors of trading trust companies

A new era for employee leave: What employers need to know

A new era for employee leave: What employers need to know

A new era for employee leave: What employers need to know

The Contracts of Insurance Act 2024: what insurers, brokers and insureds need to know

The Contracts of Insurance Act 2024: what insurers, brokers and insureds need to know

The Contracts of Insurance Act 2024: what insurers, brokers and insureds need to know

Senior Christchurch litigator joins Anthony Harper

Senior Christchurch litigator joins Anthony Harper

Senior Christchurch litigator joins Anthony Harper

Why your commercial dispute probably won't reach the inside of a courtroom

Why your commercial dispute probably won't reach the inside of a courtroom

Why your commercial dispute probably won't reach the inside of a courtroom

What is really at stake in complex separations

What is really at stake in complex separations

What is really at stake in complex separations

Two partners and a special counsel promotion at Anthony Harper

Two partners and a special counsel promotion at Anthony Harper

Two partners and a special counsel promotion at Anthony Harper

Parents - helping your child financially? Why good intentions should still be documented

Parents - helping your child financially? Why good intentions should still be documented

Parents - helping your child financially? Why good intentions should still be documented

“But my name isn’t on the title”: How someone can still have an interest in property through a constructive trust

“But my name isn’t on the title”: How someone can still have an interest in property through a constructive trust

“But my name isn’t on the title”: How someone can still have an interest in property through a constructive trust

Spotlight on Employment Law | June 2026

Spotlight on Employment Law | June 2026

Spotlight on Employment Law | June 2026

Strong Teams, Strong Communities: Matatū poster competition

Strong Teams, Strong Communities: Matatū poster competition

Strong Teams, Strong Communities: Matatū poster competition

Legal consequences of AI hallucinations

Legal consequences of AI hallucinations

Legal consequences of AI hallucinations

What really happens after an HDC complaint? A step-by-step guide for aged care providers

What really happens after an HDC complaint? A step-by-step guide for aged care providers

What really happens after an HDC complaint? A step-by-step guide for aged care providers

Special counsel joins Anthony Harper's property team

Special counsel joins Anthony Harper's property team

Special counsel joins Anthony Harper's property team

When separation gets complicated: trusts, businesses and relationship property disputes

When separation gets complicated: trusts, businesses and relationship property disputes

When separation gets complicated: trusts, businesses and relationship property disputes

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