Business Law
Our clients' business success is our business. Many successful organisations throughout New Zealand, Australia and further afield consider the Cairns Slane business law practitioners to be an integral part of their team.
With our depth of knowledge and experience, and a passion for seeing our clients succeed, we assist with a wide range of issues – including compliance, property and finance – for businesses large and small, but always with the same exacting standards.
Our expertise, professionalism and local knowledge are also highly valued by international companies operating in New Zealand .
Approach
We aim to execute every assignment with the utmost professionalism and efficiency, and to resolve every case to our clients' best possible advantage.
By investing time in getting to know our clients and their aspirations, their business and their business culture, we can give the right advice in every situation, always with a view to the future.
We want what is best for you and your business, so we think widely and proactively, looking beyond the immediate issue to any other potential areas of risk.
The business law team has an invaluable breadth and depth of knowledge and experience. No legal situation exists in isolation, and with the easy communication within the firm we can ensure that our advice addresses each situation fully.
We pride ourselves on being business pragmatists. We work to fully understand what our client wants and the reality of the law in each particular situation, and then working with these two elements to obtain the best possible outcome for our clients.
Because we focus on professionalism and a long-term approach, we are proactive.
Specific Areas Of Expertise
- Leases
- Franchises
- Commercial agreements (distribution, supply agreements, terms of trade)
- Fair Trading
- Compliance
- Intellectual Property
- Shareholder and joint venture agreements and disputes
- Business and personal finance
- Banking
- Business and asset structures
- Sale of Goods Act
- Consumer Guarantees Act
- Employment Law
- Insolvency
- Mortgagee sales
- Corporate governance (director and shareholder issues)
- Succession planning
- Sale and purchase of businesses
- Personal Properties Securities Act
- Construction Contracts
Recent Work
- Arranging leases for international tenants
- Advising and acting for overseas-based clients on a variety of commercial matters
- Contract law around aged-care facilities
- Legal advice to an international franchise operation
- Advising event promoters on politically sensitive issues that had regional and national consequences
Links
As the sole New Zealand member of Law Australasia, Cairns Slane is able to facilitate speedy resolution of clients' cross-Tasman issues. More than 18 independent law firms are members of Law Australasia, giving us access to legal expertise and local knowledge in virtually every jurisdiction in Australia , as well as educational and professional development opportunities.
Find out more about Law Australasia
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