Does Gloriavale have a future?

December 21, 2024: | The Press | Joanne Naish | The conservative West Coast Christian community has had a bad year. It was slated, among others, in the Royal Commission into Abuse in…

De-banking in the spotlight – Court of Appeal clarifies law related to the exercise of a contractual discretion

December 19, 2024: | Buddle Findlay | Bridie McKinnon, Jacey McGrath | In its recent decision of Bank of New Zealand v The Christian Church Community Trust & Ors, the Court of Appeal has clarified…

MinterEllisonRuddWatts’ Sarah Salmond & Alex Church explain what the recent BNZ v Gloriavale judgment means

December 19, 2024: | Interest.Co | Sarah Salmond & Alex Church | What happened? The Court of Appeal’s recent judgment in Bank of New Zealand v The Christian Church Community Trust & Ors [2024] NZCA…

Former Gloriavale man dies in suspected suicide at West Coast hotel

December 17, 2024: | The Press | Joanne Naish | A 20-year-old man who grew up in the Gloriavale community has died in a suspected suicide. It is the third such death of…

Former Gloriavale teenager found dead in suspected suicide at West Coast hotel

December 17, 2024: | NZ Herald | A teenager who grew up inside Gloriavale Christian Community has died in a suspected suicide at a West Coast hotel. The 18-year-old man who had left the community was found…

Gloriavale CEO says court backing BNZ to close accounts won’t be end of the community

December 13, 2024: | NZ Herald | Jenée Tibshraeny | Gloriavale is adamant it will continue to operate, even if BNZ closes its accounts. “It will not be the end of the community,”…

Debanking made easier

December 12, 2024: | Lexology | Simpson Grierson | Banks with unwelcome customers will take heart from the recent decision of the Court of Appeal on the debanking of Gloriavale and its related…