Graeme is a Special Counsel in our Property and Commercial Team.

Graeme’s main focus is on assisting our many family trust clients understand and deal with the impact of the Trusts Act 2019. This ranges from a simple phone discussion through to more detailed work such as a formal review, amendments to the trust deed, disclosure to beneficiaries, winding up a trust, and updating Wills and Enduring Powers of Attorney. 

Graeme acts for clients who are buying or selling small to medium businesses, including providing advice on employment matters arising from the transaction. 

Graeme is a Life Member of the Canterbury Aero Club and sits on the Club Executive.

Recent work includes:

• Acted for employees purchasing a plumbing business from their employer;

• Advised on the establishment of a new trust and the transfer of significant assets into the trust;

• Assisted father and son trustees to overcome significant differences enabling the smooth administration of the trust for the benefit of the beneficiaries; and

• Assisted an elderly couple transfer the family home out of a trust into their own names, wind up their family trust and update their Wills.