New Zealand Law is Different

New Zealand Law and You. Whether buying a house, transferring your finances, becoming an employer or employee or making a new Will, you might find a lawyer's assistance essential when you move to New Zealand.

Smythes Lawyers is a vital part of the New Zealand Immigration Concepts Network.   They are here to help you with all your legal requirements and their service and will be tailored to meet your individual needs as a new migrant to New Zealand.

For example, you will need a lawyer when:

• Buying a house or land.  In New Zealand the whole process of buying a property and getting a mortgage is managed by your lawyer. Special rules apply to some properties unless you have New Zealand citizenship and you need to understand these.

• Setting up a business. You will need help from a lawyer in negotiating contracts and leases, understanding employment law and minimizing taxation.

• Protecting your assets.  Perhaps you need to set up a family trust or a company. Maybe you need to transfer assets that are already held in a trust or company in your home country to a New Zealand trust or company. You will need specialist help from a lawyer in any of these situations.

• Making new wills.  We do not have inheritance tax in New Zealand. It is important to note that, after your death, your family may be taxed by your home country on New Zealand assets. Making a New Zealand Will can avoid this and other problems.

Your questions are likely to be dealt with by Ron Thomson, Senior Partner at Smythes Lawyers.

Ron graduated B.A. LL.B. from Victoria University. He has practiced law for 30 years, having been admitted as a solicitor in New Zealand, England and Wales.

Until 1992 Ron was a partner in the Auckland office of Australasian law firm Phillips Fox. He then spent 10 years working in offshore financial centres, most recently in the Channel Islands, before returning to New Zealand.

Ron specialises in property and business law, trust law, wills and estates, with a strong focus on assisting his clients with their immigration specific requirements.

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