Buying or selling a property
Whether it’s your first home, a section or a rental, we’ll check the agreement before you sign, sort the conveyancing and make sure settlement day goes smoothly.
We can help with
- Checking a sale and purchase agreement before you sign it
- Going through the LIM report and title with you
- KiwiSaver first-home withdrawals
- Conveyancing and settlement
- Subdivisions, boundary changes and cross leases
Bring to your first meeting
- Photo ID (passport or driver licence)
- The agreement, if you’ve already signed one
- Your bank’s loan approval letter
- KiwiSaver provider details, if you’re using it
Wills, estates and powers of attorney
A will and enduring powers of attorney save your family a lot of stress later. If someone close to you has died, we can take care of the estate and explain each step as we go.
We can help with
- Wills, including mirror wills for couples
- Enduring powers of attorney for property and personal care
- Setting up or winding up a family trust
- Applying for probate and sorting an estate
- Challenges to a will
Bring to your first meeting
- Photo ID
- A rough list of what you own and owe
- Names and contact details of who you’d like as executors and attorneys
- Any old will or trust deed
Separating and relationship property
Separating is hard enough. We’ll explain where you stand under the Property (Relationships) Act, help you agree on a fair split, and keep things out of court where we can.
We can help with
- Dividing relationship property after a separation
- Contracting-out agreements (often called prenups)
- Care arrangements for children
- Protection orders
- Legal aid for family matters
Bring to your first meeting
- Photo ID
- A list of assets and debts, even a rough one
- Any agreements you’ve already signed
- Letters from the other party’s lawyer, if you’ve had any
Employment problems
We help both employees and employers. If something’s gone wrong at work, the sooner you talk to us the more options you have, as a personal grievance must be raised within 90 days.
We can help with
- Personal grievances and unjustified dismissal
- Restructures and redundancy
- Checking an employment agreement before you sign
- Exit agreements and record of settlement
- Mediation and the Employment Relations Authority
Bring to your first meeting
- Your employment agreement
- Any letters or emails about the problem
- Payslips, if pay is part of the issue
- A short timeline of what happened, with dates
Starting or running a business
From setting up a company to signing a commercial lease or buying an existing business, we’ll make sure the paperwork protects you.
We can help with
- Setting up a company and shareholder agreements
- Buying or selling a business
- Commercial leases
- Terms of trade
- Contracts with suppliers and customers
Bring to your first meeting
- Photo ID
- Any draft agreements or leases
- Company or business details, if it already exists
- Your accountant’s contact details
Disputes and debt recovery
Most disputes can be sorted with a firm letter or a meeting. If it does need to go further, we’ll give you a clear picture of the costs and your chances before we start.
We can help with
- Recovering unpaid invoices
- Contract disputes
- Neighbour, fencing and boundary disputes
- Help preparing for the Disputes Tribunal
- Court proceedings when there’s no other way
Bring to your first meeting
- The contract, invoice or agreement involved
- Emails and letters about the dispute
- A short timeline of what happened, with dates
