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The article focuses on the assessment of private property in New Zealand. Topics include the New Zealand Overseas Investment Act of 2005, the economic benefits attributed to overseas investment, and the substantial and identifiable standard in transactions. Information is provided on contradictory intent and purpose.

The article discusses the New Zealand Court of Appeal's responses to rulings by the Great Britain (GB) House of Lords in several legal cases which deal with the British tort of unlawful means conspiracy (UMC), breaches of fiduciary duties, and the nature of the intention required to be held liable for the tort of UMC. Arbitration and liquidation in GB are mentioned, along with the legal rights of unsecured creditors in GB. Policy considerations and the NZ Companies Act 1993 are examined.

The article focuses on the New Zealand court case Police v. K CA, which focused on the meaning of criminal intent under New Zealand law. Topics include the difference between oblique intention and indirect intention, the breadth of the definition applied to intention, and the courts' interpretation of the term.

The article discusses non-binding letters of guidance for trustees and the New Zealand High Court's ruling in the 2012 case Holmfirth Ltd. v. Hoyle which deals with investment decisions, trust property, and the estoppel by convention doctrine. The author argues that a legal practitioner who is advising multiple settlors should consider the personal wishes and intent of all of the parties involved when creating a trust.

The article focuses on the New Zealand court case J v. R, which dealt with the prosecution of attempted sexual violation due to proximate cause. Topics include the evidence of intent against the defendant, the mens rea required for a proximate cause conviction, and if a conviction on the grounds of proximate cause can be considered a miscarriage of justice.