Business structuring requires practitioners to understand their clients and their commercial objectives in order to determine what structures will align with their needs and to create real value with tailored advice. In the current highly challenging and rapidly evolving environment, it is more important than ever that you are able to provide your clients with effective advice. This seminar will assist with this process by providing a refresher on the comparative features of common corporate business structures and will have a practical focus in working through case studies in this area.

This seminar will include:

• An overview of the key legal and tax features of the more common corporate legal structures
• Discussion regarding the duties and responsibilities of governors of common structures (including directors in their role as directors of a corporate trustee and directors of a general partner company)
• Case study analysis of joint ventures and limited partnerships.

Learning objectives

By attending this seminar you will:

• Be more confident in providing advice to clients on the most appropriate business structure for their enterprise.
• Gain a better understanding of the uses of limited partnerships.

Who should attend

Banking/finance, company/commercial, and tax practitioners.

Resources

A PDF book is included in the fee and will be emailed to you along with your ticket, one week before the seminar. PowerPoint slides will be emailed out after 3pm the day before the event.

Live web stream registrants - you will be emailed a link to join the live stream one week before. For information on what is required to participate in the live web stream, click here.

Time

• 4.00pm – 6.00pm 

Fee (incl GST)

Law Society Members benefit from up to 30% off

In Short

• $185 – Law Society members & associate members
• $265 – Non-members
• $649 – Live web stream Study Group – more info
• 2+1 Live web stream registrations – more info (must be arranged at time of booking)

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Presenters

Greer Fredricson Chapman Tripp, Auckland Greer is the firm’s Community Director and a corporate and commercial law specialist. She provides structuring and general commercial advice for a range of clients including iwi entities and charities. Greer advises clients on a broad range of corporate and commercial matters including general contracting, governance advice and business structuring, with a particular emphasis on the use, documentation and establishment of limited partnerships.

Bevan Miles Chapman Tripp, Auckland Bevan leads Chapman Tripp’s national tax practice. He advises on a wide range of tax matters including: restructuring, international transactions and transfer pricing, significant mergers and acquisitions (M&A), financing and capital raising transactions, tax disputes, and tax risk management. Bevan’s extensive financial services sector experience sees him regularly advising financial services businesses on tax rules applicable to banking, insurance, and investments/funds management (including PIE rules).

Cancellation and refund policy

You may cancel your registration eight working days in advance of an event, and you will receive a refund less a 25% administration fee. If you cancel less than eight working days in advance of the event, no refund is payable. If you are unable to attend, you may transfer your registration to another person. If you wish to do so you must advise CLE New Zealand Law Society in writing of the change. CLE reserves the right to close registrations, and cancel or reschedule an event as necessary. Where an event is cancelled by CLE, a full refund is payable.