Owners of properties in Christchurch’s red zones, who have either not received a Crown Offer to purchase their land, or who did not accept the offer that they received, have now learnt the new process that will be followed for Crown Offers to be made to them.

The Court of Appeal has rejected the notion of an illusory trust. It has confirmed however that wide personal powers of control over a trust can be regarded as relationship property and therefore able to be included in the property pool on a separation.