About Us

Family Lawyer Pukekohe specialize in commercial, property and family law. We can help you with the basics, like wills, trusts and convincing, right up to the tricky stuff; including business sales and acquisitions, construction contracts, financing, and matrimonial property.

Whatever you’re doing, you’ll get expert advice from your straight-talking local legal team.

We offer two locations, one in Pukekohe and the other on Waiheke Island with our team below working across both offices.

Our Expertise

Commercial & Business Transactions

We are involved in an extensive range of transactions from everyday transactions to the more complex and sophisticated dealings. We are well-connected within the local community, dealing with a range of well-developed, commercial companies. We are proud of our reputation for providing expert, yet practical, advice across all areas of commercial law firms.

Sales & Acquisitions

We are involved with a variety of people such as clients, lenders, developers, contractors, investors, sponsors, or consultants. There a multitude of interacting activities involved. Each dealing has its own unique opportunities and risks. However. we pride ourselves on knowing the practical legal aspects in relation to the various dealings. This gives us an understanding of what all participants want and need to achieve.

Commercial Property & Leases​

We help our clients to grasp opportunities whether they are buying or selling their company. We do this by making sure that our clients understand their duties under the contract as well as the risks involved. In other words, we help our clients to be able to perform the transactions with ease and clarity.

Banking & Finance Requirements

Our transactional banking and finance knowledge enables us to advise in all types of lending transactions, including business, trade, acquisition, project, property, and asset financing (both domestically and internationally).

Construction Contracts & Dispute Resolution​

We provide our clients with advice that allows them to experience transactions such as supply and distribution arrangements, licensing, logistics and warehousing, facilities management, franchising, joint ventures, sales and marketing, manufacturing, outsourcing, maintenance and support arrangements. We also advise on how to resolve disputes through alternative dispute resolution rather that the lengthy course of litigation.

Insolvency

We are able to advise on all aspects of financial restructuring and insolvency. These involve advising on transactions such as complex debt restructurings, corporate collapses, receiverships and liquidations.

Residential and Commercial Conveyancing

This includes mortgages, guarantees and indemnities, tripartite agreements, step-in arrangements, priority and security sharing documentation, performance bonds, and bank guarantees.

Subdivisions & Property Development

We advise clients effective funding structures for property acquisitions, property developments, and construction projects.

Wills

We advise clients  their need for a will, its requirements and their ability have in place a document that provides instructions for loved ones.

Trusts, Estate Planning & Asset Protection

We provide clients with trust establishment, administration, review, restructure, and distribution. We also advise on the establishment and administration of charitable trusts and on compliance with the Charities Act.

Estate Administration

We have an understanding of the  Family Protection Act, the Law Reform (Testamentary Promises) Act, and the Property (Relationships) Act and their potential impact on wills and estates.

Relationship Property

We advise clients on their rights and positioning under the Relationship (Property) Act 1976 as is with the Estate Administration. Advising them on what is relationship property which includes the family home, car, household furniture and appliances (even if one person owned this property before the relationship), and all property acquired by either partner during the relationship.

Family Law

We cover all aspects of the family law umbrella including - Care of Children Act (COCA), Adoption, Protection Orders, PPPR applications (property manager/welfare guardian). We can also advise on Estate Litigation.

Debt Collection

We can assist our clients in obtaining a summary judgement for any debt owed to them.