Wakefields Lawyers is now an over 25 person strong team, thriving in five locations - Wellington, Paraparaumu, Otaki, Levin, and Foxton. This makes our highly experienced team tremendously flexible with where we’re able to meet our clients, bringing quality legal advice to your local neighbourhood.

We understand that our clients require commercially sound, pragmatic and cost-effective solutions delivered to their time frame, not ours. At Wakefields Lawyers, we pride ourselves on making the complex simple and ensure we always exceed our clients’ expectations.

About Wakefields Lawyers

Founded in 1999

50 people in their team


Practice areas
Employment & Labor
Banking & Finance
Business
Energy, Environment & ESG
Corporate & Commercial
Real Estate
Private Client
Family
Immigration
Bankruptcy & Debt

Languages spoken
Māori
English

Social media

Practice areas

Employment & Labor

Getting it right when it comes to your staff isn’t always simple. Even great employers get caught out by the complexities of employment law. We’re here to help.

If you’re an employer, you will know that creating a great place to work is like a puzzle with a thousand pieces. Every workplace has its own puzzle and its own pieces - what works for one, does not work for all.

We can help make your particular puzzle a bit simpler by ensuring you have employment agreements and policies in place that are tailored to your business and the people who work in it. Most importantly, we speak your language, so will make sure it’s all easy for everyone to understand and not filled with complicated employment law jargon.

Employment Benefits & Executive Compensation
Employment Rights
Hiring & Firing
Job Discrimination
Labor Law
Sexual Harassment
Social Security
Wage & Hour
Wrongful Termination

Banking & Finance

Tax Increment Financing
Financial Services Regulation
Investment
Equity Capital Markets
Debt Capital Markets
Acquisition / Leveraged Finance
Structured Finance
Project Finance
Funds & Asset Management
Public-Private Partnerships (PPP)
Sustainable Finance

Business

We will provide your business with the advice and support that gives you and your management team the confidence and freedom to concentrate on the success of your business.

Our goal is to make the complex simple. We believe that businesses shouldn’t be hindered by dealing with complicated legal issues. We’re here to take the pain points out of it so that you can focus on doing what you do best: running your business.

We will give you pragmatic advice and work with you to achieve your goals, not putting roadblocks in your way. We speak your language and will make sure that you understand any legal or contractual obligation without the complicated jargon.

Whether you are at the start of your business journey and need support setting up for success, you’re going strong and need some guidance navigating the complex corporate waters, or you’re at the end of the business journey and looking to sell, our experienced Commercial Team will be able to meet your needs.

Employer
Legal Document
New Business Formation
Office Solutions
Tax
FDA Law

Energy, Environment & ESG

Oil, Gas & Energy
ESG Advisory & Compliance
Renewable & Alternative Energy
Water Law
Climate Change Law
Energy Regulatory Law
Mining Law

Corporate & Commercial

Government Relations & Lobbying
International Trade Law
Nonprofit & Charitable Organizations
Business Registration
Contract
Franchising
Licensing
Merger & Acquisition
Corporate Governance
Sanctions & Export Controls
Private Equity

Real Estate

Wakefields Lawyers specialises in Property Law in all its forms - residential sales and purchases, commercial sales, purchases and leases, building contracts, subdivisions and all of your general queries.

There is no job too big or too small for our dedicated Property Law team to tackle and no question too basic to be asked. With our senior team members having over 30 years of property law experience each, there’s virtually nothing they don’t know about buying, selling and everything in between.

Our Property Law team put their clients first, whether it’s your first home or you’re an experienced investor/ business owner, our legal professionals will give you sound, pragmatic legal advice to help you achieve your goals. On top of that, we speak your language - we know that various conditions and industry jargon can be confusing if you’re not a seasoned player in the property game. We will make sure that you are fully informed and understand the various elements of property transactions. In short: we make the complex simple!

We understand that everyone is working within a budget, so we prefer to have an upfront conversation around fees at the outset. Our residential property transaction works have various pricing packages that you can tailor to suit your needs. 

Commercial Real Estate
Foreclosure
Housing, Construction & Development
Land Use & Zoning
Landlord & Tenant
Mortgage
Natural Resources
Conveyancing

Private Client

Estate Planning
Trusts
Will & Testament
Elder Abuse Law
Elder Law

Family

When your family has legal issues, it’s important that you have sound legal advice.

Whether it relates to your children, partner, a relationship break-up, and/or custody issues, our Family Law team has years of experience representing clients in such matters and ensures that it does everything possible to ease the pressure that comes in these situations. We offer family law services in all four of our offices; Wellington, Paraparaumu, Otaki and Foxton.

Adoption
Child Abuse
Child Custody
Child Support
Child Visitation
Divorce & Separation
Domestic Violence
Marriage

Immigration

We navigate the pathways available to workers, students and residents to provide you with the best immigration advice and assistance available. Our Immigration Team has a wealth of experience and is able to lead you through the process.

New Zealand’s immigration system is continuously and rapidly changing. These changes can leave migrants unsure of their future in New Zealand, or in some cases, facing deportation.

Moving from one country to another is a complex and sometimes stressful logistical undertaking. We take as much stress from the process as possible while providing our services efficiently, irrespective of the location of our clients.

Whether you have a family member/employee who wants to remain in New Zealand or are looking to expand your business by recruiting from overseas and require assistance with the employer accreditation process, we encourage you to get in contact with our team to discuss how this can be achieved.

At Wakefields Lawyers, our team of immigration experts have a wealth of experience. We pride ourselves on the ability to provide tailored advice while taking your through the complete process.

Asylum
Business Visa
Citizenship
Dependent Visa
Permanent Residency
Retirement Visa
Work Permit

Bankruptcy & Debt

When a business is facing financial distress we understand that it is a very difficult time for all involved, including the directors, shareholders, creditors and suppliers of that business.

Whether you are pursuing or defending a company debt, negotiating a financial dispute with a business partner, supplier or customer or attempting to enforce a judgment order, our Insolvency Team is here to help.

Our team can also provide fast paced, accurate advice to receivers and liquidators, in addition to advising insolvency practitioners, on matters of insolvency, including:

  • Restructure of businesses to avoid liquidation
  • Voluntary and involuntary liquidation
  • Statutory demands and liquidation proceedings
  • Appointment of receivers, liquidators, interim liquidators and administrators
  • Schemes of arrangement
  • Enforcement of security interests.

We can also assist clients dealing with mounting personal debt and and provide a range of options to try and avoid personal bankruptcy.

Bankruptcy
Credit Repair
Creditor
Debt & Collection

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