• Trusts
    The Trusts Act came into effect in January 2021 and replaces the Trustee Act 1956, with the purpose of making the law more accessible to both trustees and beneficiaries of trusts. There is a lot that trustees should be considering as a result of the new Act.
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  • Immigration
    Our immigration team are leaders in seamlessly assisting migrants and businesses towards the ultimate outcome of living and operating in New Zealand. With a very high standard of living, outstanding natural landscape, and attractive commercial environment, New Zealand continues to prove an irresistible choice for multiple reasons.
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  • Data protection and privacy
    With the evolution of new technology platforms happening at unprecedented levels, the parameters around the collection, storage and disclosure of personal information of individuals and employees has increased at an exponential rate. Personal data is more valuable than most of us realise, making data protection and privacy compliance a mandatory requirement for businesses of any size.
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  • Global Insurance Law Connect
    Duncan Cotterill is proud to announce it has joined Global Insurance Law Connect (GILC). GILC is a formal alliance of leading insurance law experts comprised of high-performing independent firms across the world that specialise in insurance law. GILC delivers a global reach and depth of service that no one firm can deliver on its own.
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COVID-19: Managing legal implications

The New Zealand Government has announced a COVID-19 Protection Framework (also known as the traffic light system) which was activated at 11:59pm on Thursday 2 December 2021. All our offices are open and are following stringent hygiene practices.
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Meet our people - Richard Smith

I am a commercial lawyer and lead the firm's international practice including the firm's membership of TerraLex, one of the world's largest networks of independent law firms. I act for aMore >>
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Duncan Cotterill announces two new partners, increasing partnership to 48

The firm is excited to announce the promotions to partnership of Senior Associates Lisa Small and Alysha Hinton*, along with Lisa McKeown who has been promoted to Special Counsel.More >>