We recognise and are passionate about the rural economy and its contribution to the region and to New Zealand. Our team of rural/agri-business lawyers has extensive institutional knowledge of the unique requirements of farmers, farming entities and agri-business. Nowhere else is it more important to have hands-on pragmatic advice, and we will apply that when assisting you with the following:
- Dispute resolution including farm leases, sharemilking agreements and other rural contract disputes.
- Drafting and negotiating farm sale and purchase agreements
- Emissions trading scheme as it relates to agriculture
- Employment advice including the preparation and review of agreements, advice on the employment relationship, investigations, advocacy and dispute resolution
- Equity syndicate establishment and ongoing advice
- Farm leases
- Farm succession planning
- Fonterra share contract matters
- Forestry rights
- Limited partnerships
- Property including property development, subdivisions, leases, building contracts, co-ownership issues, technical land issues and Overseas Investment Act advice
- Public Works Act matters
- Resource Management
- Rural conveyancing
- Rural subdivisions
- Sharemilking contracts
- Specialised project management for non-farmer owners