Asset Protection Update 2026

Asset planning and protection has become increasingly complex in a rapidly evolving landscape. This seminar is an update on the popular 2024 and 2025 seminars and will provide an update on the latest developments including:

• Protecting private wealth
• Using trusts in the context of relationships, creditor protection and succession
• Options for protecting pre-relationship assets including s 21 agreements
• Section 44 Property (Relationships) Act (PRA) and s 182 Family Proceedings Act (FPA)
• Trust and estate litigation
• Common pitfalls
• Key case law developments.

The panel of presenters look forward to sharing these latest developments with you and providing practical tips on asset planning and protection.

Programme outline

• A Guide to Protecting Private Wealth – Sarah Wells
• Securing Your Fortress – Greg Ambler
• Trust and Estate Litigation – Samantha Wilson
• Key Case Law Developments – Stephanie Ambler

Learning objectives

By attending this seminar you will:

• Learn ways to best advise clients on how to structure their assets to ensure utmost protection.
• Gain an understanding of how to best protect pre-relationship assets.
• Be aware of potential complications relating to current law when protecting assets eg claims under the FPA and the PRA.
• Practical tips and common pitfalls.

Who should attend

Practitioners from the civil litigation, family, property and trusts & estates practice areas.

Presenters

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Book

A PDF book is included in the seminar fee and will be emailed to you along with your ticket, one week before the seminar.

Format

Held in-person & online. 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. The most popular breakout sessions will be live streamed. A recording will be distributed approximately one week after the event.

Recording

All attendees receive four weeks of access to live stream recording following each session. This added benefit allows you to revisit key insights at your convenience and reinforce your learning well beyond the event. Recordings will be available approximately one week after the event.

Fee (incl GST) 

Law Society Members benefit from up to 30% off – please login to receive member pricing

• $505 – Law Society members & associate members
• $725 – Non-members

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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. View full Law Society event terms.