George Steyn Email & Phone Number

New Zealand

Takapuna

Auckland, New Zealand

As a corporate and commercial law firm, based in Australia and New Zealand, Hamilton Locke transforms the traditional approach to corporate legal services, removing bureaucracy and administration and focusing on solving complex client problems.Our specialist areas of expertise include corporate M&A and private equity, capital markets, funds and financial services, property, litigation dispute resolution, restructuring and insolvency, finance, workplace and employment, and intellectual… Show more As a corporate and commercial law firm, based in Australia and New Zealand, Hamilton Locke transforms the traditional approach to corporate legal services, removing bureaucracy and administration and focusing on solving complex client problems.Our specialist areas of expertise include corporate M&A and private equity, capital markets, funds and financial services, property, litigation dispute resolution, restructuring and insolvency, finance, workplace and employment, and intellectual property and technology. We have experience in a broad spectrum of industry sectors, including agribusiness, financial services, new energy, carbon, real estate, natural resources, technology, and health, care and education.Hamilton Locke is part of HPX Group which is also the holding company of in-house style essential professional services firm, Source. HPX Group delivers essential professional services across legal, governance, risk and compliance, helping businesses grow and thrive.Powerful Together: Hamilton Locke and Source work in unison to provide the most practical and effective professional services on the market, no matter your business size or need. Show less

Auckland, New Zealand

Auckland, New Zealand

Albany, Auckland, New Zealand

Auckland, New Zealand

Auckland, New Zealand

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Litigious Responsibilities• Civil litigation (consumer credit, banking, administrative law, insolvency, insurance law, delict (tort), contract law, construction and property law)• Consideration of written briefs and instructions from attorneys• Providing legal advice• Consulting with clients and witnesses in preparation for Court proceedings and arbitrations• Drawing and settling of various pleadings, affidavits, and court processes• Issuing and opposing ordinary and/or… Show more Litigious Responsibilities• Civil litigation (consumer credit, banking, administrative law, insolvency, insurance law, delict (tort), contract law, construction and property law)• Consideration of written briefs and instructions from attorneys• Providing legal advice• Consulting with clients and witnesses in preparation for Court proceedings and arbitrations• Drawing and settling of various pleadings, affidavits, and court processes• Issuing and opposing ordinary and/or urgent applications in the High Court and Magistrates Court• Negotiating settlements and drawing of settlement agreements• Institution and defence of arbitration proceedings• Researching statutes and case law precedent• Addressing the High Court, Magistrates Court, and Arbitrators in opening and closing arguments• Questioning and cross examining of witnesses• Drawing heads of argument in both actions and opposed applications• Taking instructions and attending to bail applications• Drawing bills of costs and attending taxation of bills of costs in the High Court and Magistrates Court Non-Litigious Responsibilities• General practice management: procuring and securing offices, interviewing potential candidate attorneys and junior associates• Consulting with clients, taking instructions and drafting contracts pertaining to agreements relating to the sale of corporate shareholdings, livestock, and share blocks; commercial and residential property rentals; prenuptial and postnuptial matrimonial contracts; and general commercial contracts• Formation and registration of corporate entities, share block and sectional title schemes• Collection and management of client funds and trust accounts• Providing advice on estate planning, drawing of wills and testaments and winding up of deceased estates• Appearing at the law society and representing members at disciplinary hearings• Drawing of pre-litigation correspondence, both generally, and in accordance with various statutes Show less