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The key issues are going to be the nature of the work you are doing and the potential personal liability, flexibility for partners and investors and plans for growth. 

We recommend taking the time and getting it right at the start and fully understanding your obligations. The greatest risk doesn't lie with the structure you choose but not meeting the obligations that are inherent with it.

Things to consider:

  • Have you considered all your options?
  • How do the rules and regulations apply to your situation?
  • What implications will these rules and regulations have on your business in the future?

These conversations are really good to have up front before any decisions are made. Contact us early.

Our team

This is the team that ensures you get paid on time, employ people properly and handle the issues that arise out of business. This team offers strategic advice and business mentor services 

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Amanda

Amanda Brady

Associate and Registered Legal Executive

Having worked in law since 2003 and as a legal executive since 2014, Amanda is highly skilled at managing property conveyancing transactions and subdivisions.
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Graeme Randle

Graeme Randle

Special Counsel

Graeme specialises in family and business trusts and brings with him great empathy for his clients, especially those who in later life are looking to make changes to their estate planning.
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Henry

Henry Taylor

Senior Associate

Born and bred in Auckland, Henry studied at Otago University and has made Wanaka his home after returning from London.
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Janice

Janice Hughes

Director
Janice opted out of joining the family horticultural enterprise to become a lawyer and over the last 25 years has become a respected specialist in property, business, trusts, will and estate matters.
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Mia Bennie

Mia Bennie

Associate

Mia is based in our Arrowtown office and has over 22 years’ experience working as an in-house legal counsel and in private practice. Her expertise spans across all aspects of property conveyancing with a strong background in government and construction.
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Steph Gifford

Director

Steph is co-director of Aspiring Law and proudly heads up our Christchurch offices in Parklands and Cashmere.
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Stephen Slade

Stephen Slade

Consultant

Stephen has over 30 years’ experience working as a Barrister and Solicitor in both New Zealand and the United Kingdom. He was the Director of Suburban Law Cashmere and Parklands, now part of Aspiring Law.
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Zoe Summerville

Zoe Summerville

Associate

Zoe made the big move from Auckland to Wanaka in 2023 and hasn’t looked back.. She is relishing the community vibe and slower pace of life we’re lucky enough to enjoy in these parts.
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Articles and Events

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How remote working can work for your business

What seemed unthinkable a few short weeks ago has become the new normal in so many different parts of our lives. One of the most obvious is the impact social distancing has had on the way we work. Any organisation that has been able to move some or all of its operations online has embraced working remotely.
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Relaunch but watch the throttle

Most business people don't like change. They like things to stay the same. However, the new reality means you can't keep doing what you’ve always done and hope that everything is going to be okay. You can't go into this blindly.
Business & Commercial Set-up & Structuring
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Push the reset button on your business – and get a funding boost to do it!

If you are working your way through the steps of this COVID-19 process, we hope you are making some progress. And remember, this is a marathon, not a sprint. You don’t have to do all five steps this week.
Business & Commercial Set-up & Structuring
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Refocus: Process makes perfect

As we suggested in our first article, an analysis of your current business situation must consider your internal and external environment. A business will grow when, on the one hand, it has efficient and cost-effective internal processes, and on the other, great new offerings that clients want to buy and are happy to recommend to others
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Aspiring Law's Action Plan for Business

This week will hopefully see New Zealand take the first small steps on a return to something resembling normality after the four-week lockdown on Alert Level Four. Regardless of how the government handles the transition out of lockdown, it will be a new normal and a new reality — that much is obvious.
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Make sure you're covered

The devastating gas explosion that rocked a quiet Christchurch street earlier this year made me think about Public Liability insurance. My first thoughts were obviously with the family and the neighbours affected by the blast but being a typical lawyer I couldn't help wonder if the gas contractor had Public Liability insurance.
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Directors be warned

It was quite the surreal situation ... the former Prime Minister in the dock – not as a star witness, but as a defendant. How paradoxical that such an accomplished luminary – someone who’d once run the entire country – was accused of failing so terribly in her governance of a construction company.
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How to Choose: Contractor vs Employee

It’s an exciting time watching your business really take off and hit its straps – although, that excitement is usually balanced by the reality of the new challenges and responsibilities that invariably come with growth.
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So, you want to start an Airbnb?

With record-breaking real estate prices in and around the Upper Clutha and wider Queenstown Lakes District, it’s not surprising so many property owners have swarmed to peer-to-peer accommodation platforms, like Airbnb, to reap the rewards.
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Directors’ responsibilities

It never fails to amaze me that there are people who take up governance roles without one iota of due diligence on the organisation or apprising themselves of the many, varied and weighty responsibilities all directors – regardless of the company’s size or its line of business – sign up for.
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