COMMERCIAL & BUSINESS LAW
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Do you have a set of standard trading terms and conditions and do they contain a Romalpa clause?
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Are you aware of your obligations under the Consumer Guarantees Act?
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If your business is operated through a company, is the company name correctly stated in all communications and documents of the company?
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If you own commercial property do you know that you have obligations under the Health and Safety and Employment Act if the property is a place of work?
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Do you comply fully with your obligations under the Building Act?
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Do you have written employment agreements in place for your staff?
PROPERTY LAW
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Do you know the difference between owning property jointly, or as tenants in common?
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If so, do you appreciate the significance of that difference?
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Do you remember to factor in rates and legal costs when working out your finances?
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Do you know that you will need to pay a 10% deposit if you purchase a property at an auction?
FAMILY TRUSTS & SUCCESSION PLANNING
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Do you know that there are at least 3 ways in which your Will may be potentially “rewritten” on your death?
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Are you aware of the ways in which a Trust can help to protect your assets?
ESTATE MATTERS
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Deceased Estates (including applying for Probate etc)
WILLS & POWER OF ATTORNEY
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Do you know that under law, a marriage or civil union automatically revokes a person’s Will, which can have very unfortunate consequences particularly where the parties have been in previous relationships and have children by those relationships.
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Are you aware that the death of the donor under a general or enduring power of attorney automatically brings that power to end?
RELATIONSHIP PROPERTY AGREEMENTS
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Do you know that de facto and same sex partners are treated in the same way as married persons for the purposes of property sharing under the Property (Relationships) Act?
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Are you aware that you can contract out of the provisions of the Act?
IMMIGRATION
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Advising on and preparing applications for permanent residence
WE CAN HELP YOU WITH:
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Commercial property sales and purchases
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Business sales and purchases
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Business Structures
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Standard Terms of Trade
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Company constitutions and Shareholder Agreements
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Employment Agreements
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Commercial Leasing
WE CAN HELP YOU WITH:
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Residential and commercial
property sales and purchases -
Farm sales and purchases
WE CAN HELP YOU WITH:
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Setting up trusts
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Succession planning
WE CAN HELP YOU WITH:
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Advising on and drawing new Wills
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Advising on current Wills
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Drawing Enduring Powers of Attorney and General Powers of Attorney
WE CAN HELP YOU WITH:
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Pre-Nup Agreements
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Asset restructuring Agreements
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Separation Agreements