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Legal Published Article by Ian Mellett of Quay Law – Process of Buying a Home
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Posted by Auckland Law Firm, Quay Law on 07/06/2011
http://aucklandlawfirm.co.nz/2011/06/07/1851/
Property Law NZ – The Process to Buying a Home.
Buying or selling a home is one of the biggest financial commitments you will ever make. There are several relatively complicated stages to negotiate and there are a number of things to look out for. Steps to Buying a Home in NZ In New Zealand there are several ways to sell and buy a home, [...]
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Posted by Auckland Law Firm, Quay Law on 27/04/2011
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New Zealand Trust Law under review by Ian Mellett of Quay Law, Auckland, NZ.
Family Trust / Trusts Article by Quay Law NZ March 2011 Based on current records, New Zealand has one of the highest numbers of trusts per head of population in comparison to other countries. It is estimated that there are at least 237,500 trusts in New Zealand but this figure could be as high as 400,000. [...]
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Posted by Auckland Law Firm, Quay Law on 21/03/2011
http://aucklandlawfirm.co.nz/2011/03/21/new-zealand-trust-law-under-review-by-ian-mellett-of-quay-law-auckland-nz/
Legal entities available to you for your NZ business
PUBLISHED QUAY LAW LEGAL ARTICLE In this legal article, Auckland lawyer Ian Mellett reviews the various entities that are available to you when deciding upon the appropriate operating structure for your New Zealand business. In a previous article, I discussed the matters that should be considered when deciding to purchase a business. A key aspect in [...]
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Posted by Auckland Law Firm, Quay Law on 28/01/2011
http://aucklandlawfirm.co.nz/2011/01/28/legal-entities-available-to-you-for-your-nz-business/
Purchasing a Business
In this article, Auckland lawyer Ian Mellett of Quay Law Barrister and Solicitors discusses some of the legal matters that you should consider when deciding to purchase a business. The decision to purchase a business is both exciting and daunting. On the one hand it signifies the start of a new venture, yet on the [...]
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Posted by Auckland Law Firm, Quay Law on 19/01/2011
http://aucklandlawfirm.co.nz/2011/01/19/purchasing-a-business-and-things-to-consider/
Family Trusts Explained
Legal article by Ian Mellet (Auckland lawyer and principal of Quay Law Barrister and Solicitor) In this article I intend to cover Family Trusts and the value that such an entity can provide to you. At the outset, it should be borne in mind that the reasons for implementing a trust structure are extremely [...]
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Posted by Auckland Law Firm, Quay Law on 03/11/2010
http://aucklandlawfirm.co.nz/2010/11/03/family-trusts-explained/
Your Will is law – regularly reviewing your Will
By Auckland lawyer, Ian Mellett of Quay Law. Quay Law is situated in Remuera, Auckland, NZ. In this legal article, Ian Mellett of New Zealand Law Firm, Quay Law discusses the importance of regularly reviewing and updating your Will, which is a very important document that formally sets out how your assets are to be [...]
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Posted by Auckland Law Firm, Quay Law on 04/10/2010
http://aucklandlawfirm.co.nz/2010/10/04/your-will-is-law-regularly-reviewing-your-will/
Types of Property Ownership
QUAY LAW LEGAL UPDATE In this issue, Auckland lawyer Ian Mellett describes his business visit to India and the various forms of property investment available to new immigrants Since my last article in this magazine, I have had the wonderful experience of being involved in a fantastic business trip to India. It was incredible to [...]
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Posted by Auckland Law Firm, Quay Law on 10/06/2010
http://aucklandlawfirm.co.nz/2010/06/10/types-of-property-ownership/
Buying or Selling a Property
Published Quay Law Article (written by Auckland Lawyer, Ian Mellett) : Buying or Selling a Property Click on Link for FULL ARTICLE (Property Law) It goes without saying that there are numerous factors and additional costs, some of which you may not have considered, involved when buying or selling a property. Having an awareness [...]
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Posted by Auckland Law Firm, Quay Law on 30/03/2010
http://aucklandlawfirm.co.nz/2010/03/30/buying-or-selling-a-property-in-new-zealand/
BUYING OR SELLING A PROPERTY
As printed in The South African” Issue 13 – January 2010 IAN MELLETT OF QUAY LAW Ian Mellett and his wife Cathy emigrated to New Zealand in June 1997. Ian has a BComm LLB H Dip Tax and was engaged by a Johannesburg law firm and subsequently Deloitte and Touche. He joined Deloittes in Wellington [...]
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Posted by Auckland Law Firm, Quay Law on 03/02/2010
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