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trusts and estates

Brookfields' trusts and management services group specialises in the establishment and administration of trust structures for New Zealand and offshore based clients. It currently administers trusts and wills with a total asset value exceeding $50 million.

Experience

The group has extensive experience in the structuring, creation and administration of trusts, preparation of wills and administration of estates. Additional services include acting as attorney for clients and managing their assets in New Zealand, custodial or nominee management services, provision of professional independent trustees, trust asset and investment management services, preparation of tax returns and annual accounts for individuals and trusts, liaison with international advisers on the settlement and/or migration of trusts.

Services

Our services include:

  • Establishing trusts
  • Advice to trustees
  • Advising on asset protection schemes
  • Managing trusts
  • Preparing wills
  • Administering deceased persons estates
  • Acting as attorney
  • Account administration and preparation of tax returns
  • New Zealand Foreign trusts/dual jurisdiction issues for trusts and trustees
  • Provision of independent trustees
  • Corporate trustee administration
  • Corporate trustee services
  • Charitable trusts and companies

TrustLaw Newsletter

Our trusts and management services group produces a bi-monthly newsletter called TrustLaw which covers the different aspects of this area of law as well as current developments relating to trusts. For more information, click here.

Howard Johnston
Partner
t: +64 9 979 2161
e: Howard Johnston

Alison Gilbert
Senior Associate
t: +64 9 979 2253
e: Alison Gilbert