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Property ownership, use, development and financing require wide-ranging legal skills. Our approach draws on multidisciplinary skills to provide strategic advice across all aspects of a transaction or project. We focus on providing practical commercial advice to assist our clients achieve their business and project objectives. 
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News, Events & Publications
Wednesday 7 December 2011
Bell Gully authors chapters on key environmental issues
Reverse sensitivity and contaminated sites are two environmental issues of growing prominence – and they are the subject of new publications by Bell Gully resource management lawyers.
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Related topics: Environment/Resource Management, Construction and Development, Property
Thursday 25 August 2011
Green terms launched for landlords and tenants to facilitate environmentally sustainable buildings in New Zealand
Bell Gully property department leader Jane Holland and senior associate Jeff Walters, have brought together a working group consisting of both landlords and tenants to contribute to a programme of lease terms, which will provide the basis for environmentally sustainable buildings in New Zealand.
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Related topics: Property
Thursday 26 May 2011
Disclosure obligations under the Unit Titles Act 2010 – are you ready?
The commencement date for the Unit Titles Act 2010 ( Act ) has just been announced.
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Article posted by Jane Holland, Partner and Andrew Petersen, Partner and Tom Bennett, Partner and Hugh Kettle, Partner | Related topics: Property, Insolvency
Thursday 18 November 2010
Construction Contracts Act review
The Department of Building and Housing has released a discussion document on a review of the Construction Contracts Act 2002 ( CCA ).
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Article posted by Andrew Petersen, Partner and Tom Bennett, Partner | Related topics: Property, Construction and Development
Wednesday 24 March 2010
National standard to tackle contamination - sorting the mess or adding to it?
After many years of procrastination by previous governments over dealing with land contamination in New Zealand, Environment Minister Nick Smith put a proposed national environment standard on the table on February 5.
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Article posted by Marija Batistich, Senior Associate | Related topics: Environment/Resource Management, Property
Wednesday 17 March 2010
New senior associates bring further depth to Bell Gully
Bell Gully's newest senior associates provide further depth of expertise across the firm's major practice areas.
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Related topics: Corporate, Litigation, Tax, Environment/Resource Management, Property
Wednesday 4 November 2009
Guarantees, priorities and rights of subrogation – a significant new case
A recent judgment of the High Court of Australia has significant implications for guarantors, mortgagees, and legal practitioners involved in mortgagee sales and the drafting of guarantees and priority documents.
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Article posted by Hugh Kettle, Partner | Related topics: Banking and Finance, Litigation, Property
Tuesday 20 October 2009
Real Estate Agents Act – towards greater transparency and consumer protection
The Real Estate Agents Act 2008 comes into effect next month after 33 years of regulation of the real estate industry under the old 1976 Act.
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Article posted by Hayley Miller, Senior Associate | Related topics: Property, Residential Property, Marketing and Sales, Commercial Law
