News + Insights

Rural property specialist Honor Mills has been named Young Achiever of the Year at the South Island Property People Award.

We are honoured to be named among the 2025 Australasian Lawyer & NZ Lawyer 5-Star Employers of Choice, a recognition that highlights workplaces fostering career development, inclusion, and wellbeing across the legal profession.

We’re excited to announce the appointment of Partners Grae Switzer and Anthony Drake, and Hon Simon Moore KC who joins the firm as Director Consultant. These appointments significantly expand our specialist capability and reflect our long-term commitment to the Auckland market.

Is your incorporated Society Ready for 2026? There are major legal changes on the way, and we don’t want your society to get left behind.

Partner Alana Crampton recently featured in Farmers Weekly discussing the importance of contracting out agreements for farming couples in business together. The article highlights the increasing complexity when personal relationships and multimillion-dollar farm enterprises overlap and why it’s crucial to have clear legal protections in place from the start. Alana shares insights on the rise in relationship breakdowns, challenges with family farm succession, and why more couples are front-footing with well-structured agreements.

Banking & Finance Partner Matt Davidson and Business & Strategy Advisor Guy Polson featured in Farmers Weekly to discuss the farm debt mediation process. The article outlines some of the circumstances that bring farmers and banks to mediation, and some of the outcomes that may result from that mediation.