Our Services

We are a general practice offering full legal services for local private and corporate clients, including corporate and commercial governance and compliance, residential and commercial property including local planning/subdivisions, rural and agribusiness, fisheries and maritime law, succession and estate planning (wills & trusts), relationship property, employment relationships, court litigation, arbitration and alternative dispute resolution.

  • Due diligence on commercial and industrial leasing and purchases

    Pre-contract advice to commercial landlords and tenants, negotiating appropriate terms for commercial and industrial leases and sale/purchases.

    Resolution of landlord and tenant disputes (including reinstatement, maintenance and repair obligations)

    Conveyancing (tailoring conditions in agreements for sale and purchase, avoiding fish-hooks)

    Advice on titles and interests in land (easements, covenants and unregistered interests)

    Investment properties (bright-line, trust and company structures and tax)

    Refinancing

    Overseas investment advice

  • Services including:

    Residential and commercial subdivisions

    Unit title developments / commercial office developments

  • Services including:

    Business purchases and sales

    Franchising agreements

    Company formation and shareholder agreements

  • Services including:

    Acting for local and large-scale rural farmers – farm sales

    Rural lending/refinancing

    Forestry rights and forestry purchases

    Farming succession plans and advice

  • Services including:

    Ship arrests/mortgages

    Design and build contracts for fishing vessels

    Regulatory defence work

    Aquaculture and marine farm leases / ACE quota

  • Services including:

    Acting for employers on all aspects of employment law from negotiating and drafting employment contracts to representation in the ERA and Employment Court

    Acting for employees in employment relationship disputes / personal grievances

    Workplace investigations and reviews

    Restructuring and redundancy advice

    Drafting workplace policies

    Health and safety workplace advice

  • Services including:

    Enduring powers of attorney

    Asset planning

    Representation on family protection and testamentary promise claims

    Drafting and preparing wills

    Trust creation and advice to trustees

  • Services including:

    Contract disputes

    Commercial disputes

    Insurance related proceedings

    Judicial review proceedings

    Employment and health and safety

    Construction

    Estate litigation

    Liquidations / bankruptcies

  • Services including:

    Contracting out agreements

    Separation and relationship property agreements

    Advice on trust and relationship property issues

  • Trademark applications