Updates

Independent & Workplace Investigators
28 Jul 22

Anderson Lloyd provides expertise in workplace and specialist investigations. Our skilled independent investigators can manage complex and sensitive cases and provide reliable resolutions. Our employment law partners, John Farrow and Ashley-Jayne (AJ) Lodge, are both certified Association of Workplace Investigators members and Certificate Holders (AWI-CH). ...

Health and Safety
28 Jul 22

Our health and safety lawyers have nationally recognised specialist expertise in relation to all aspects of health and safety. We provide advice on the obligations imposed upon employers, workplace occupiers, and the operators of activities where issues for the health and safety of employees are ...

Employment
28 Jul 22

Anderson Lloyd has a strong team of specialist employment lawyers acting for some of the country's largest employers, as well as SMEs and employees, covering the full spectrum of employment issues and disputes. In addition to alternative dispute resolution options such as mediation, our lawyers ...

Southern Response Claims & Legal Advice
11 Nov 21

Southern Response Claims & Legal Advice If you owned a residential dwelling insured with AMI Insurance and settled with Southern Response (previously AMI Insurance) regarding an earthquake-damaged property before 1 October 2014, you are likely one of the 3,000 claimants eligible for additional payment compensation. ...

Carbon trading, emissions trading scheme and climate change
13 Sep 21

Across our multidisciplinary team, our lawyers have experience advising on the New Zealand emissions trading scheme (ETS), the Climate Change Response Act and the climate change aspects of Resource Management Act (RMA), carbon trading, carbon forestry projects and bi-lateral offtake arrangements and other commercial contracts ...

Renewable energy and carbon trading
9 Dec 19

Anderson Lloyd offers specialist advice to clients on the implications of climate change law. We place high importance in employing sustainable practices and take a keen interest in working towards improved legislation around the use of our environment. Across our multidisciplinary teams, our lawyers have ...

Education
18 Apr 19

Anderson Lloyd has a proven track record advising a number of primary, secondary and tertiary education providers, and offers a high level of knowledge to education sector legal issues. Our lawyers have advised several tertiary level institutions on a variety of education and employment law ...

Tourism
10 Sep 18

Tourism lawyers specialising in advising one of New Zealand’s leading sectors Anderson Lloyd is the largest law firm in Queenstown, New Zealand's tourist capital, and we have a history of over 150 years in the town. So it is no surprise that we are the chosen adviser ...

Commercial property
7 Aug 17

Commercial property lawyers advising on all aspects of commercial property law. Anderson Lloyd has specialist expertise in all aspects of commercial property law. Our clients include commercial property investors, institutional landlords, financiers, local authorities, national franchises, Government and Crown-owned entities, local authorities and owners and ...

Residential property
7 Aug 17

Our real estate lawyers offer expert advice in residential property law. For many New Zealanders, their home is their most valuable asset, and buying or selling a home may be the most important legal transaction they ever undertake. Anderson Lloyd has a highly experienced residential ...

Irrigation
7 Aug 17

Anderson Lloyd is the trusted legal advisor for major players in New Zealand’s irrigation sector, with a proven ability to deliver results. Our specialist team advises on consenting, land access and acquisition, compensation water user agreements, and capital raising including Product Disclosure Statements, banking and ...

Construction
7 Aug 17

Anderson Lloyd’s construction team of lawyers provide strategic and commercially focused guidance at all stages of the construction cycle. Our construction law expertise includes: procurement strategies and processes design, engineering and consultancy agreements alliances and early contractor involvement arrangements construction contracts, including the industry standard ...

Water
7 Aug 17

Anderson Lloyd is a national leader in water law. We advise major industry participants in sectors such as hydroelectricity, primary industry, mining and irrigation that are reliant on water. Our lawyers have also been at the forefront of developing case law as it relates to ...

Mining
7 Aug 17

Anderson Lloyd is a leading provider of legal services to the mining industry. Our mining law experience includes: minerals permit applications and compliance issues strategic project consenting and development advice land acquisition and access (including advice on the overseas investment regime and access to Crown ...

Energy
7 Aug 17

Energy lawyers with significant experience in all areas of the energy sector. Anderson Lloyd is a specialist provider of legal services to the energy sector. Our team of energy lawyers has significant experience across all parts of the energy sector, including electricity generation (conventional and ...

Private equity and venture capital
7 Aug 17

Our team of lawyers has significant experience advising on a broad range of private equity transactions. This covers early stage investments to growth capital transactions and leveraged buy-outs. Our clients include a range of domestic and international private equity funds as well as financing banks. ...

Mergers and acquisitions
7 Aug 17

Our team of M&A specialists is valued by clients for its commercial and pragmatic approach and commitment to getting the deal done. Our expertise covers due diligence (for both vendors and purchasers), drafting and negotiating sale and purchase documentation, advising on funding and assisting with ...

Commercial contracts
7 Aug 17

Our team of commercial contract lawyers has extensive experience of advising on, drafting and negotiating the full spectrum of commercial contracts across all industry sectors. We work closely with our clients to understand their perspective and to ensure that the outcome is tailored to their ...

Capital raising
7 Aug 17

Anderson Lloyd advises a broad range of clients on capital raisings. We have specialist knowledge of regulated debt and equity offers under the Financial Markets Conduct Act (FMCA), including advising on product disclosure statements and the associated due diligence process. For listed clients, our expertise ...

Forestry
7 Aug 17

Anderson Lloyd has market leading legal expertise advising on all aspects of the forestry industry. Our clients include some of Australasia's largest forestry owners and forestry management companies. Our team of forestry law experts is capable of handling the full spectrum of legal issues affecting ...

Fishing and aquaculture
7 Aug 17

Our expert team of aquaculture and fisheries lawyers has been deeply involved in fisheries legal work since the advent of New Zealand’s quota management system in 1986. Our aquaculture and fisheries experience includes: acquisitions and disposals of aquaculture businesses creating and structuring fish traders, processers and ...

Rural and agribusiness
29 Sep 16

Anderson Lloyd has an extensive rural and agribusiness legal practice. We have specialist expertise in the farming sector and act for a wide range of farming businesses. Our agribusiness and rural lawyers are able to advise you on a variety of legal matters related to ...

Environment, planning and natural resources
29 Sep 16

Anderson Lloyd is recognised nationally and internationally for its expertise in environment, planning and natural resources law, and our team of specialists work on projects throughout New Zealand. These projects range from individual consenting issues through to statutory plan development and nationally significant projects. Successes ...

Competition
28 Sep 16

Anderson Lloyd provides expert advice on competition law and how it affects our clients’ businesses. This is a complicated area and our lawyers are here to help ensure that our clients comply with their obligations. Our work includes advising on competition law issues relating to: ...

Technology and Digital
28 Sep 16

Anderson Lloyd offers specialist advice to clients in technology and other IP-rich market sectors to enable them to create, protect and commercialise their intellectual property.  Our deep sectoral expertise encompasses procurement, outsourcing and the delivery of complex IT projects, as well as first-class capability in ...

Insurance
28 Sep 16

Anderson Lloyd has an extensive insurance practice and has acted for New Zealand’s insurers on cases involving material damage, business interruption, marine risk, public liability, statutory liability and professional indemnity. Our lawyers have been involved in ground-breaking cases, such as: Palmer v Danes Shotover Rafts, ...

Insolvency and restructuring
28 Sep 16

Our team of lawyers are experts in insolvency and restructuring law. Anderson Lloyd has an established insolvency and restructuring practice that advises banks,  insolvency practitioners,  and other creditors and debtors, with expert advice on all related matters. Our insolvency and restructuring expertise includes: debt restructurings ...

Property development
27 Sep 16

Anderson Lloyd leads the way in project consenting and property development for both commercial and residential projects. We are experts in all aspects of project structuring. Our lawyers work in tandem with tax advisers to recommend an optimum legal structure for a development and to ...

Private client and trusts
27 Sep 16

Personalised legal advise across the different stages of your life Anderson Lloyd has a standalone private client legal team which focuses on providing the best possible advice to its clients. Our private client lawyers take pride in our role as trusted advisors and believe in ...

Local government
27 Sep 16

Anderson Lloyd has a specialist local government practice advising councils and related organisations. Councils that we currently act for include: Dunedin City; Christchurch City; Waitaki District; Waimate District; Clutha District; Gore District; and Southland District. Our expertise includes an in-depth understanding of the legal and ...

Infrastructure and projects
27 Sep 16

New Zealand’s leading infrastructure and projects lawyers. Anderson Lloyd's team of infrastructure lawyers has advised on construction and infrastructure projects throughout the world as well as here in New Zealand and can provide a wealth of experience across a range of sectors and projects. Our infrastructure ...

Overseas investment
27 Sep 16

Anderson Lloyd successfully advises a broad range of overseas clients on investing in New Zealand. In particular, our lawyers have significant expertise of obtaining consent from the Overseas Investment Office (OIO) for business acquisitions, commercial projects and property transactions. The consent process is not straightforward ...

Immigration
27 Sep 16

As part of our wider Employment Law department, our specialist Immigration Team navigate the ever-evolving New Zealand immigration system to provide leading advice on the requirements to live and work in New Zealand. Anderson Lloyd specialises in corporate immigration and acts for large New Zealand ...

Dispute resolution
27 Sep 16

Anderson Lloyd’s specialist litigation and dispute resolution team has extensive experience in resolving a wide range of disputes in both private and public settings. Our lawyers are experienced at resolving disputes whether by negotiation, mediation, arbitration, or in court. Our dispute resolution experience includes: contract ...

Corporate
16 Dec 12

Anderson Lloyd’s expertise covers all aspects of corporate law. Our corporate lawyers provide commercially focused and practical advice to assist our clients in achieving their objectives. Our clients operate across all industry sectors and include small and medium-sized enterprises, listed companies, multi-national corporations and investors. ...

Banking and finance
16 Dec 12

Banking and finance lawyers with a proven track record Anderson Lloyd’s banking and finance team has a strong track record advising on domestic and international debt financing transactions. We provide our clients with a responsive approach and innovative, practical solutions. We are represented on law ...