Litigation, Societies and Charities Team

The following legal services are primarily provided by our Litigation, Societies and Charities Team:

Societies and Charitable Trusts

• Formation and amendment of constitutions
• Incorporation of societies and trusts
• Registration of charities with the Charities Commission
• Constitutional problems and disputes
• Meeting procedure
• Independent Chairmanship of meetings

Litigation

• Advice and representation in all fields including debt recovery, contractual disputes, societies and charities, negligence, defamation, insolvency, liquor licences, leases, nuisance, trespass, companies, partnerships, neighbours, and insurance
• Advising and representing applicants, submitters and Councils on resource consent applications, subdivisions and development control, plans, enforcement, hearings and appeals, and as Commissioners for hearings
• Alternative Dispute Resolution, mediation, arbitration, negotiation