Property

Geoff’s speciality is rural law and he has built up an extensive knowledge in the areas of farm conveyancing, company and trust structures for farm ownership and estate planning for farmers.

Geoff also has considerable experience in all residential and commercial conveyancing areas and the formation and administration of family trusts.

Outside of Govett Quilliam

Geoff is the Chairman of the Inglewood Development Trust, an honorary solicitor to Taranaki Golf Association and solicitor to many local sporting organisations and schools.

Geoff is a keen golfer and enjoys fishing, tennis, rugby and cricket.

Alice has a broad range of property and commercial law experience. She has worked with all manner of clients from a national infrastructure company, oil and gas corporates, property developers and farmers through to local entrepreneurs and business owners and residential home buyers and sellers. She has developed particular expertise in property rights and interests, including land access agreements, easement agreements, commercial leases, subdivisions, and residential and commercial sales and purchases. In acting for you, Alice focuses on getting to know you and your business. She strongly believes that developing a good working relationship with her clients is first and foremost.

Alice's experience includes:

• Acting for a variety of home buyers and sellers.
• Assisting commercial clients with leasing, commercial property sale and purchases, shareholder and partnership agreements
• Assisting farming clients with buying and selling farms, rural leases and succession planning
• Providing legal support and advice to oil and gas companies in New Zealand and Australia.

Outside of Govett Quilliam

Alice enjoys spending her spare time with her husband, her two young children, Charlotte and William, and her friends. She appreciates good food and keeps fit by running and playing hockey. Alice is a board member of the Taranaki Hockey Federation.

Karen has extensive knowledge regarding conveyancing, refinancing and generally assisting private clients regarding their on-going needs.

Karen has a large loyal client base and many of her clients are generational with the children of her original clients now seeking her legal expertise.

Karen has been involved with trusts, asset protection,  Wills and Enduring Powers of Attorney.
Buying and selling of farm properties is also an area that Karen enjoys.

Over the years Karen has been involved with subdivisions and works closely with clients to
achieve their goals within the timeframes required.

Outside of Govett Quilliam

Karen has two sons who have semi flown the nest (maybe not so financially) so she has more time to spend on her own pursuits. She enjoys visiting the wonderful places Taranaki has to offer and one of the highlights of each year is visiting the various gardens in the Garden Spectacular.

Suzanne specialises in conveyancing and commercial work, and in particular the area of residential conveyancing and refinancing matters.

Suzanne's experience includes:

• Residential sale and purchases;
• Rural sale and purchases;
• Refinancing;
• Change of trustees;
• Small subdivisions.

Outside of Govett Quilliam

Suzanne enjoys spending time with family, travelling, learning the guitar and keeping fit.

As a dairy farmer herself, Margaret has experience in hands-on dairying as well as legal issues concerning farmers.

Margaret has also dealt and continues to deal with farmers negotiating with oil companies, buying and selling dairy farms, residential property matters, wills, trusts, commercial business sales and trusts. Margaret has a good relationship with many outside organisations. Her range of skills also extends to editorship of a Govett Quilliam specialist newsletter, that is sent to our rural clients.

Outside of Govett Quilliam

Margaret has five children and is actively involved in the PTA at Sacred Heart Girls' College New Plymouth. Margaret is also involved with dancing Taranaki, having two daughters doing ballet and jazz, as well as being actively involved in the St Josephs Church community in New Plymouth.

Margaret enjoys ballet, farming and spending time with her family.

Catherine has a depth of experience in the rural sector having been the in-house lawyer for Westland Dairy Company in Hokitika before starting at Govett Quilliam.  She advises on a broad range of farming-related legal issues, including the sale and purchase of farms, leases, shareholders agreements and succession planning.

In the commercial area, Catherine has acted for many small businesses on matters including terms of trade, commercial leases and sale and purchases. In relation to her private clients, Catherine has been involved with asset protection and trusts matters. She also has extensive experience in conveyancing.

Catherine acts for non-profit organisations and charitable trusts in the Taranaki region.

Outside of Govett Quilliam

Catherine is the mother of 4 young children which keeps her very busy!  She manages and coaches a variety of sports teams which her children are involved with including tennis, miniball and touch rugby.  She is also an active member of the St Pius X Home & School committee.

When she has some time to herself she loves a good book.  She also enjoys playing netball and has recently discovered the joys of Gaelic football.

Brad acts on a wide range of conveyancing and property transactions, subdivisions as well as trusts and asset protection.

Brad has developed an expertise in easements and eDealings.

Outside of Govett Quilliam

Outside of the office, Brad enjoys golf, cycling and keeping fit.

Sandy works as a legal executive in the Inglewood office and undertakes a large portion of the conveyancing generated through that office.  She is also responsible for and extremely competent in all aspects of sub-divisional work including drafting of easements and land covenants and is experienced with all matters relating to e-dealing and working with Land Information New Zealand to achieve outcomes beneficial to her clients.

She also has a keen interest in elder law and is responsible for estate administration at the Inglewood office.  

Outside of Govett Quilliam

Sandy enjoys her grandchildren, the outdoors, travel and dancing (all genres but mainly ceroc and ballroom).  

Nic advises clients on a range of property and private client matters.  Nic’s areas of work include contractual review, negotiations, conveyancing, property re-financings, as well as general advice on all areas of property law.
 
Nic is also interested in commercial matters, with particular interests in corporate insolvency, restructuring and securities law, and has experience in these areas from his previous role.

Outside of Govett Quilliam

Nic is passionate about the outdoors and enjoys spending his weekends battling the line ups at Taranaki’s local surf breaks, kitesurfing, snowboarding, or bashing around the local mountain biking trails.

Since starting at Govett Quilliam, Priyaanka has gained experience in reviewing contractual terms of commercial agreements and commercial leases, and has worked on a variety of small to medium business sales and purchases. Her areas of work in the commercial area include contractual review, business sales and purchases, commercial property sales and purchases, commercial refinancing, commercial leases, and other general commercial matters.
 
Since joining the property team Priyaanka has been working on developing her Property Law foundation. She has experience in contractual review, conveyancing and property refinancing, and can provide general advice in all areas of Property Law.

Outside of Govett Quilliam

Priyaanka is a NZIFBB fitness athlete and dedicates a lot of her spare time to the gym and keeping active. She enjoys getting out to local eateries and events involving food, art and music.

Priyaanka also enjoys exploring the beautiful outdoors of Taranaki and getting away on weekends for adventures further afield.