Hayman Lawyers will help you examine the relative merits for you of:
- sole traders
- partnerships
- companies
- joint ventures
- qualifying companies
- trusts
- charitable trusts
- incorporated societies
- other associations
Business Structure Services
It is important to structure your business correctly at the start so that it is tax-efficient and your personal liability is minimised.
The Companies Act 1993 provides a complex framework for the incorporation and operation of companies in New Zealand. Hayman Lawyers are able to ensure that your company complies with it.
We can assist you with:
- company incorporation
- your company’s constitution
- the legal nature of shares and the rights and powers of shareholders
- the issue and transfer of shares
- distributions to shareholders
- the role of directors and their duties
- court proceedings against companies
- financial reporting requirements
- mergers, acquisitions and corporate structuring
- arrangements with creditors and insolvency issues
- securities law
- shareholder and joint venture agreements
For proactive business advice, please contact one of our business structure experts
