With the potpourri of areas of legal expertise required to serve your agribusiness clients well, you need a roundup of the recent legislative and case law reforms to keep you informed. This is it! Delve into recent judicial decisions shaping agribusiness law, equipping you with the critical insights needed to advise clients. Learn useful tips and tricks for farm succession given recent changes. Navigate the current environmental law landscape as it relates to agribusiness. Plus, examine the GST implications of being registered/not being registered when acquiring and disposing of agribusiness assets.

Presenters

Dene Gavin, Partner, Duncan Cotterill
Dene specialises in commercial and property law with a particular focus on rural law. regularly advises clients in relation to business purchases, shareholders’ agreements, obtaining leasing matters, banking and finance, drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, restructuring, collaborative agreements and joint ventures. He has experience in a broad range of commercial law matters and has advised clients from a range of industries including construction, tourism, rural, forestry, aquaculture and property. He is on the board of the Top of the South Community Foundation, and a volunteer for Nelson Coastguard.


Sarah Eveleigh, Partner, Anderson Lloyd
Sarah Eveleigh is a Partner with Anderson Lloyd. She specialises in resource management and has particular expertise in water management, agribusiness and urban development. She advises clients on a broad range of matters including consenting, compliance, planning processes and due diligence. Sarah has acted for various entities and individual farmers on regional plan changes relating to water management, rural land use and nutrient management, and on consenting of water storage and irrigation schemes. She has also successfully obtained commercial, residential and rural-residential land rezoning for a number of land developers in Canterbury.


Mike King, Partner, Lane Neave
Mike is a Partner in Lane Neave’s dispute resolution and litigation team. He has advised and appeared in Court and arbitrations on a wide range of commercial and civil litigation disputes including shareholder disputes, property matters, agribusiness-related disputes, defamation, and insolvency matters. Mike acts for a diverse range of clients including large organisations, local councils, high-net-wealth individuals, as well as SMEs. He has developed specialist expertise in acting for clients involved in relationship property, and trust and estate disputes in both the Family Court and High Court.


Sue Garmonsway, Consultant, Gallie Miles Lawyers
Sue has extensive experience and knowledge in the area of commercial and rural law and business succession. Sue's practical and results-focused work has helped countless clients achieve their business and farming goals.


Jo Giboney, Special Counsel, Duncan Cotterill
Jo specialises in taxation law working with clients in both the private and public sectors. She advises on the New Zealand tax implications of a wide range of matters including business structures, reorganisations, mergers and acquisitions as well as isolated transactions. Working collaboratively with teams across all our firm’s practice areas, Jo ensures material tax risks are identified, and solutions are recommended in a timely and efficient manner. In addition to tax advisory work, she regularly provides input in relation to transaction documentation and drafting, so that outcomes for clients are optimised from a taxation, as well as commercial perspective. Jo provides bespoke advice for transactions, advising on any legal changes likely to impact particular clients. She obtains binding rulings from Inland Revenue to provide certainty for clients in relation to complex or high-value transactions, and represents clients involved in tax investigations and disputes with Inland Revenue.