Business
Ask us about buying or selling a business, and getting the best contract documents and leases.
We can guide you through business growth and re-organisation, doing due diligence, sorting out ownership structures, branding and intellectual property, deals between shareholders and partners... and lots more.
Think of all the new legislation that has affected commercial affairs over the last few years. Changes will continue to be made.
Our business team will help you to:
- Keep track of these changes
- Advise how they affect you and your business
- Ensure that you take best advantage of new rules
We can also help you with all matters relating to the sale and purchase and operation of your business.
Talk to us about your business requirements today
Commercial Property
We can advise you on a full range of commercial property matters, including:
- Buying and selling commercial property
- Ownership restructuring
- Leasing
- Creating or amending Body Corporates
- Local Government issues and consents
- Refinancing
- Subdividing property
- Building contracts
Commercial Contracts and Law
We regularly act on and provide advice on a wide range of commercial matters across a number of industries. We are able to help you with:
- Sale and purchase of businesses
- Preparation and negotiation of a wide range of commercial and business contracts
- Business terms and conditions
- Limited and general partnerships
- Joint ventures, shareholders' agreements and shareholder structuring
- Public offerings of securities
- Corporate governance
- Consumer Law, including the Sales of Goods Act, Consumer Guarantees Act and the Fair Trading Act
- Terms of trade
- Supply agreements
- Licensing and franchising
Corporate, share acquisitions & divestments
- Companies Act compliance
- Company governance and best practice for Directors
- Company formation
- Company re-structuring
- Sale and purchase of shares
- Appointment and removal of Directors
- Shareholder Agreements
- Risk management for Directors and companies
- Corporate succession planning
- Capital raising structures and transactions
Mergers, Acquisitions and Sales
- Sale and purchase agreements
- Structuring the purchasing entity
- Assessing the type and component of the purchase
- Assisting with Due Diligence
- Working alongside your Accountant to ensure tax and financial structure work for you
- Premises lease issues and assignment or variation
- Equipment lease issues
- Supply agreements
- Financing
- Personal Property Security Act issues
Banking, Finance and Securities
We advise lenders (including Banks and Finance Companies), and borrowers on a wide range of Banking and Financial Services Law, including:
- New lending/ borrowing for businesses and individuals
- Refinancing of existing borrowing
- Finance for acquisitions
- Personal Property Securities Act and Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act
- Registering security interests
- Advising finance companies on compliance issues
Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property (IP) is a significant and valuable component of your business portfolio. We can help protect and maximise the value of your IP including:
- Branding
- Trade Mark procedures with IPONZ
- Identifying and auditing IP
- Licensing and franchising
- Manufacturing and Supply Agreements
- Protecting confidential information and trade secrets
- Preparing Non-Disclosure Agreements
- Structuring Ownership of IP
- Liaising with Specialist IP and Patent Attorneys
Insolvency
We provide advice to:
- Companies which are undertaking restructuring, dealing with insolvency and creditor claims
- Directors about their duties when their company is facing insolvency
- Creditors owed money by insolvent companies
- Insolvency Practitioners holding appointments
- Purchasers of business assets from liquidators and receivers of insolvent companies
We advise on:
- Liquidation, Receivership and Administration
- Corporate Restructuring
- Enforcing Security
- Voluntary Administration
- Statutory Demands
- Creditor Disputes and Compromises
- Liquidators powers and duties
- Voidable transactions, and charges and transactions at undervalue
- Directors' duties and liability when facing insolvency
- Sale and Purchase of business assets from liquidators and recievers
Our Business Team
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Barbara Beck Consultant BA, JD | Business Team Leader Barbara has a strong commercial practice. Contact
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Chris Taylor Director LLB, BMS (Hons) | Business Team Leader Chris graduated from the University of Waikato with Law and Management (majoring in finance) degrees in 2005. Contact
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Tania Beckham Associate LLB Tania joined our firm in 2002 after graduating from Auckland University. Contact
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Rosie Allen Senior Lawyer LLB Rosie completed her degree at Otago University in 2009. Contact
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Jared Cains Associate LLB Jared graduated from Victoria University in 2002 with a Bachelor of Laws and was admitted to the Bar in May of that year. Contact
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Simon Davies-Colley Senior Lawyer LLB Simon is a commercial lawyer and a specialist in employment and construction law, he prefers a plain-English and practical approach to solving any legal issues his clients may have. Contact
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Pierre Wong Lawyer LLB, BCom Pierre studied Law and Commerce at the University of Otago and joined WRMK Lawyers in May 2017 Contact
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