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LawFest 2023

2023-06-13

New Zealand’s premier legal innovation and technology conference LawFest 2023 brought together over 380 legal professionals to network and collaborate.

Aimee Mitchell talking about trust tax change

2023-06-07

How much tax change could cost the average Kiwi trust

Māori cultural course

2023-05-29

Team at TGT Legal has finished an empowering Māori cultural course

Article on Grand View v Wong [2022] UKPC 47

2023-05-21

Brittany Couper has written an article where she has considered the implications of the Privy Council’s recent decision, Grand View v Wong [2022] UKPC 47

Juliet Moses will be presenting at the NZLS Trusts Conference on the topic of conflicts of interest in family trusts.

2023-05-15

Family trusts frequently give rise to potential or actual conflicts of interest, and management of them is at the core of fiduciary relationships. Yet there is surprising uncertainty about the law relating to them and how they should be managed in practice, which the session will explore.

Our solicitor, Brittany Couper, attended Stage International training program in Paris

2023-05-08

With the support of TGT Legal, our solicitor Brittany Couper was able to travel to Paris to attend Stage International, a two-month training program organised by the Paris Bar.

Henry Leung has been promoted to Senior Solicitor

2026-04-01

Henry advises on the establishment and administration of trusts, personal asset planning, wills, enduring powers of attorney, incorporated societies, and charitable work. He is recognised for his strong research capabilities and clear advice on complex legal issues.

• Trust administration
• Cantonese
• Mandarin
• Wills
• Personal asset planning
• Senior Solicitor
• Enduring Powers of Attorney

Henry Leung has been promoted to Senior Solicitor

2026-04-01

Henry advises on the establishment and administration of trusts, personal asset planning, wills, enduring powers of attorney, incorporated societies, and charitable work. He is recognised for his strong research capabilities and clear advice on complex legal issues.

• Trust administration
• Cantonese
• Mandarin
• Wills
• Personal asset planning
• Senior Solicitor
• Enduring Powers of Attorney

Henry Leung has been promoted to Senior Solicitor

2026-04-01

Henry advises on the establishment and administration of trusts, personal asset planning, wills, enduring powers of attorney, incorporated societies, and charitable work. He is recognised for his strong research capabilities and clear advice on complex legal issues.

• Trust administration
• Cantonese
• Mandarin
• Wills
• Personal asset planning
• Senior Solicitor
• Enduring Powers of Attorney

Henry Leung has been promoted to Senior Solicitor

2026-04-01

Henry advises on the establishment and administration of trusts, personal asset planning, wills, enduring powers of attorney, incorporated societies, and charitable work. He is recognised for his strong research capabilities and clear advice on complex legal issues.

• Trust administration
• Cantonese
• Mandarin
• Wills
• Personal asset planning
• Senior Solicitor
• Enduring Powers of Attorney

Henry Leung has been promoted to Senior Solicitor

2026-04-01

Henry advises on the establishment and administration of trusts, personal asset planning, wills, enduring powers of attorney, incorporated societies, and charitable work. He is recognised for his strong research capabilities and clear advice on complex legal issues.

• Trust administration
• Cantonese
• Mandarin
• Wills
• Personal asset planning
• Senior Solicitor
• Enduring Powers of Attorney

Henry Leung has been promoted to Senior Solicitor

2026-04-01

Henry advises on the establishment and administration of trusts, personal asset planning, wills, enduring powers of attorney, incorporated societies, and charitable work. He is recognised for his strong research capabilities and clear advice on complex legal issues.

• Trust administration
• Cantonese
• Mandarin
• Wills
• Personal asset planning
• Senior Solicitor
• Enduring Powers of Attorney

Henry Leung has been promoted to Senior Solicitor

2026-04-01

Henry advises on the establishment and administration of trusts, personal asset planning, wills, enduring powers of attorney, incorporated societies, and charitable work. He is recognised for his strong research capabilities and clear advice on complex legal issues.

• Trust administration
• Cantonese
• Mandarin
• Wills
• Personal asset planning
• Senior Solicitor
• Enduring Powers of Attorney

New Trusts Act 2019 - Video Series For Practical Advice

2020-11-20

The new Trusts Act 2019 comes into force on 30 January 2021. TGT Legal have put together a series of videos to provide practical advice on three key areas in the new Act.

• Resources

New Trusts Act - Summary

2020-10-27

The new Trusts Act comes into effect on 30 January 2021 and is intended to consolidate existing trust law and make it more accessible and understandable, partly to provide better guidance for trustees and beneficiaries and to enhance the ability of beneficiaries to hold trustees to account.

• Resources