WHAT WE DO

The range of specialist legal services Pitt & Moore can provide includes:

CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL

Refer: Mick Hollyer, Rob Lane, Dennis Creed, Siân Holden, Mike McMellon, Carol Zhong, Anissa Bain (Richmond), Alain Swain (Richmond)

• Banking and finance
• Company formation and restructuring
• Competition law
• Corporate and business tax planning and advice
• Intellectual property
• Joint ventures (national and international)
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Corporate recovery
• Partnerships
• Receiverships, insolvencies and liquidations
• Employment agreements
• Commercial contracts
• Overseas Investment in New Zealand

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LITIGATION AND RELATIONSHIP PROPERTY

Refer: Graham Allan, Claire Atkins, Anissa Bain (Richmond)

• Accident Compensation
• Alternative dispute resolution
• Arbitration
• Company and commercial, including competition law
• Contractual disputes
• Debt recovery
• Insurance defences and claims
• Employment and labour relations
• Family
• Intellectual property
• Relationship property
• Ministry of Transport
• Testamentary promises, wills and estate litigation
• Tribunals including Liquor Licensing and Motor Vehicles Dealers Act

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BUYING AND SELLING PROPERTY, BUSINESS AND FARMING LAW, AND SUBDIVISIONS

Refer: Dennis Creed, Rob Lane, Siân Holden, Mike McMellon, Neil Allen, Alain Swain (Richmond), Anissa Bain (Richmond)

• Acquisition and disposal of domestic, rural and commercial properties
• Advice on financing, planning law and taxation implications
• Financing of transactions
• Leasing
• Mining
• Forestry
• Property development and construction
• Structuring of acquisitions and disposals
• Subdivisions
• Sales and purchase of business
• Business structures
• Terms and conditions of trade
• Business finance
• Leasing
• Contract preparation
• Employment issues
• General business advice

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RETIREMENT, TRUST ISSUES AND ESTATE ADMINISTRATION

Refer: David Farnsworth, Jill Sharland (Estates Clerk), Alain Swain (Richmond), Anissa Bain (Richmond)

• Administration of Estates
• Investment of clients' funds
• Trusts
• Wills

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RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Refer: Graham Allan

• Resource consent applications, objections and submissions
• Environmental audits
• Compliance procedures
• Water law
• Mining law
• Water law Planning Tribunal hearings
• Marine farming
• Hazardous and industrial wastes
• Enforcement procedures
• Planning for residential, commercial and retail developments

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EMPLOYMENT ISSUES

Refer: Rob Lane, Dennis Creed

• Employment agreements
• Independent contractor agreements
• Dispute resolution and mediation
• Advice on redundancy, collective bargaining, holidays and leave, dismissals and personal grievances

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IMMIGRATION

Refer: Mike McMellon, Carol Zhong

• Work permits
• Long-term business visas
• Residency
• Citizenship
• Buying a house or business

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CROWN LAW

Refer: Glen Marshall, Janine Bonifant, Craig Stevenson, Hugh Boyd-Wilson, Sarah MacDonald

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WINE LAW

Refer: Anissa Bain (Richmond)

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NOTARY PUBLIC

Refer: David Farnsworth

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