Business Law Library & Tracker
Debt Recovery, Guarantees & Security
Unpaid invoices, guarantees, secured credit and enforcement options.
Sources last reviewed 28 July 2026
Main law guides
157
Acts, regulations and codes worth reading first
Topics
60
Plain-English clusters
Published case explainers
96
Selected cases with a business lesson
Tracked updates
8
New, amended & reviewed
Plain-English explainers, not legal advice. Use the linked official source for section-level detail, and get advice for your situation.
Get legal helpMain laws
Animal Products Act 1999
1999 No 93
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
1993 No 91
Personal Property Securities Act 1999
1999 No 126
Property Law Act 2007
2007 No 91
Insolvency Act 2006
2006 No 55
Motor Vehicle Sales Act 2003
2003 No 12
Disputes Tribunal Act 1988
1988 No 110
Land Transfer Act 2017
2017 No 30
Farm Debt Mediation Act 2019
2019 No 73
Radiocommunications Act 1989
1989 No 148
Insolvency (Cross-border) Act 2006
2006 No 57
Ship Registration Act 1992
1992 No 89
Insurance Law Reform Act 1985
1985 No 117
Cases
Rooney Farms Limited v Stewart
If your business is thinking about challenging an Employment Relations Authority determination, do not assume that challenge buys you time on payment. It does not....
Commerce Commission v Viagogo AG
A marketplace is responsible for the impression created by the whole customer journey. A technical disclosure, refund policy or later fee breakdown may not correct...
Yan v Mainzeal Property and Construction Ltd (in liquidation)
Directors of a group company need evidence that promised support is real, sufficient and available when required. Comfort from a shareholder or related company is...
Debut Homes Ltd (in liquidation) v Cooper
A controlled wind-down still needs a lawful creditor plan. Directors should not keep trading merely because completion may improve the net position if the plan...
John Gilbert and QSM Trustees Limited (in receivership and in liquidation) v Body Corporate 162791
Read this case as a strong warning rather than a neat bright-line rule. Do not assume body corporate levies are just an old debt that stays with the owner company...
Sportzone Motorcycles Limited (in liquidation) and Motor Trade Finances Limited v Commerce Commission
The practical lesson from this case is to build each fee from the event that triggers it. If a fee is charged when a loan is set up, the business should be able to...
BFSL 2007 Ltd & Ors (In Liquidation) v Steigrad
If your business buys D&O or similar liability cover, do not assume the policy limit will be freely available both to defend the claim and to pay any eventual...