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An innovative solution that is designed to save you time and money, Brookers Practice and Procedure Series will quickly become invaluable to your practice. The series combines a comprehensive set of up-to-date precedents with sophisticated software to give you quick and easy access to all the information you need.

Other than taking our word for it, the best way to find out how great Brookers Practice and Procedure Series really is, is to experience it for yourself by viewing the free demonstration below. This is based on Property Practice and Procedure, and has been designed to give you a quick demonstration of how the series works. Although some of the features will vary, the same principles apply across all the topics currently available.

If you have viewed the demonstration and you would like more information about the topics you are interested, please contact your Account Manager or contact our Customer Care team via service@brookers.co.nz or 0800 10 60 60. Simply let us know what topics you are interested in, a bit about yourself, and where you are, and we will ask your local Account Manager to contact you.

The following topics are available now:

• Banking and Finance
• Civil Litigation
• Company
• Copyright
• Employment
• Family
• Franchising
• Information Technology Contracts
• Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
• Patents
• Personal Grievances
• Property
• Resource Management
• Rural Property
• Sale and Purchase of a Business
• Sale of Liquor
• Trade Marks Practice and Procedure
• Trusts
• Wills and Estates

Practice and Procedure Series Index

Brookers are delighted to be able to make it even easier for Practice and Procedure Series subscribers to find the document you are looking for. Subscribers can now use the new Practice and Procedure Series Index by referring to the binder we have prepared for desktop use. The index can also be accessed on CD or online.

The index contains all 2000 plus documents that are currently included in the topics in the Practice and Procedure Series. Search template functionality enables subscribers to access the document quickly and easily.

The index is available online at the Brookers homepage (www.brookers.co.nz) under the Practice and Procedure Series tab. On CD, subscribers can view the index via the Practice and Procedure Series screen on your library manager. If you do not see the Practice and Procedure Series tab on your Library Menu, then you can access the index via the index button on any Practice and Procedure topic you subscribe to. You will not be able to access documents listed in the index that you do not currently subscribe to. If you are interested in additional documents please contact your Account Manager.

The Practice and Procedure Series Index binder includes the complete index in hard copy. The index will change on a regular basis with updates to topics and new topics being released. To keep subscribers informed of new and updated content, these documents are flagged visibly within the index.

To keep your index up-to-date, a coversheet with easy to follow instructions is provided with your binder. We suggest you print out a new version of the relevant sections or the whole index after you receive each update. If you require additional copies of the Practice and Procedure Series Index binder please e-mail your request to service@brookers.co.nz and include the number of copies required, your name and company name, and your Brookers account number.

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Banking and Finance

Contents

The Banking and Finance Practice and Procedure infobase contains a range of documents covering the following areas:

Author

Craig Alexander
Partner, Alexander Dorrington

Craig has been a partner of Alexander Dorrington since its inception. His focus in the partnership has remained in the financial and commercial areas. His clients include lending institutions, commercial entities, and property developers.

Prior to this Craig was a senior associate of a large national law firm in New Zealand managing a finance and commercial team. Craig has practised for 15 years. During that time he has primarily acted for a number of major lending institutions (with involvement in their product development and implementation of the loans). He has had a particular interest in loans relating to property development and through his work area has developed a clear understanding of the issues for property developers when raising finance. Craig's practice also includes commercial work. That work ranges to include specialised matters such as currency contracts and client agreements, software licences, prospectuses and corporate structures.

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Civil Litigation

Contents

As a comprehensive collection of litigious forms and documents, Civil Litigation Practice and Procedure is a first in legal publishing in New Zealand. Designed to save you time and increase efficiency, this easy-to-use package contains practical general information, along with court forms, checklists, letters and documents.

Issues covered by Brookers Civil Litigation Practice and Procedure:

This package also contains:

Author Profile

Rachel Hayward BA, LLM
Rachel works for KPMG Legal in Wellington and is the author for Brookers District Court Procedure.

Rachel Hayward has been a senior associate with Kensington Swan and has considerable experience in general commercial litigation. Her areas of specialist practice include insurance law, in particular professional indemnity litigation, and the preparation and presentation of professional disciplinary cases, with a particular focus on medical professional discipline.

Currently at home with a young family, Rachel also works as a consultant with KPMG Legal, where she is involved in medical disciplinary law, and legal training and recruitment. She is one of the authors of Brookers District Courts Procedure, and completed a Masters of Law at Cambridge in 1991.

Pam Andrews BA, LLB
Pam is a Partner at KPMG Legal in Wellington.

Pam specialises in commercial litigation, especially in the areas of banking law, insolvency, receivership, liquidation, and schemes of arrangements.
Pam has acted for the receivers and liquidators of companies in a range of industries, including the meat industry, construction companies, major retail chains, airline companies, finance companies, and sharebrokers.

Pam’s practice also includes general commercial and property litigation; estate, trusts and superannuation litigation; and competition law and insurance litigation, in particular professional indemnity litigation and applications to the High Court for approval of Schemes of Arrangement following domestication of previously foreign-owned insurance companies and mergers/acquisitions.

One of Pam’s major practice areas is in professional regulation, in particular the preparation and presentation of professional disciplinary hearings.

Pam has presented a series of seminars for the New Zealand Law Society on banking law, and for the Wellington District Law Society on the conduct of civil litigation. She is a regular faculty member at the New Zealand Law Society annual Litigation Skills Course.

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Company

Contents

Company Practice and Procedure includes a range of checklists, forms, agreements, and prescribed forms covering the following topics:

This package also includes frequently used forms stored in a separate collection called "Quick Find". Quick Find provides you with fast, easy access to the following documents without having to locate them within the context of other precedents content:

Additionally it contains useful information on fees, and on filing documents with the Companies Office.

Authors

Company Practice and Procedure is written by a team of authors from Chapman Tripp with extensive experience in the fields of corporate, commercial, and securities law, including:

Brigid McArthur
Partner, Chapman Tripp

Brigid practices in corporate, commercial and securities law, acting principally for clients in the primary, industrial, energy and banking sectors. She has a wide range of financing, corporate and commercial experience in transactional and advisory work, and has the skills to service both New Zealand and overseas clients.

Geof Shirtcliffe
Partner, Chapman Tripp

Geof practises corporate, securities and general commercial law, with a focus on company law. He advises on corporate governance, capital and organisational restructuring, and compliance with company law, securities law and stock exchange listing rules. Geof also has international experience in state enterprise restructuring and privatisation.

Chris Street
Partner, Chapman Tripp

Chris practises corporate and commercial law, with specialist skills in securities issues. He advises New Zealand and overseas clients on business acquisitions, regulatory requirements and a wide range of contract and transaction-based matters. His work extends to the telecommunications sector.

Lawry Hinton
Partner, Chapman Tripp

Lawry practises in general commercial and corporate law. He has been involved in various privatisations on behalf of the New Zealand Government. His practice extends to securities law issues and public offerings in the debt and unit trusts fields, where he has acted for both trustee companies and issuers.

Paul O'Regan
Partner, Chapman Tripp

Paul's practice is concentrated on the field of commercial law and in particular energy law, telecommunications, company and business acquisitions, and securities law.

Roger Wallis
Partner, Chapman Tripp

Roger specialises in corporate and securities law. He advises listed companies and other corporate clients on business reorganisations, public offers, corporate take-overs, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and shareholder agreements, regulatory compliance, and general corporate law issues.

Alan Lester
Principal, Chapman Tripp

Alan Lester's practice covers all aspects of banking, finance and debt securities work. He specialises in bank financing, capital markets debt raising, swaps and derivatives transactions.

Pip England
Principal, Chapman Tripp

Pip England practises general commercial and corporate law in significant areas of corporate activity. He has taken a leading role in a number of major corporate transactions, including large acquisitions, amalgamations and restructurings.

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Copyright

Copyright Practice and Procedure is a new topic in Brookers Practice and Procedure Series, available on CD and online from only $52.71 + GST per month (1 - 3 user license). Extra user licenses and sole practitioner rates are available on request.

If you don't already subscribe to topics in our Practice and Procedure Series you should. You will save time, increase revenue (increasing billable hours), and increase the effectiveness of your practice. The combination of a comprehensive set of up-to-date precedents and user-friendly software enables you to customise documents as you see fit, and draft documents faster and more accurately.

You don't have to read through the whole document first, the macro will guide you through each section that needs to be completed. We also include document-reformatting functionality, including the option that will automatically renumber paragraphs.

Update Frequency:

This subscription service will be updated to maintain currency in line with legislative changes and any other relevant considerations. Typically you will receive two updates per year. Update size and frequency may vary depending on the volume of change.

Contents

• Comprehensive commentary on all procedural aspects of Copyright practice including selection, searching, application, opposition, registration, renewal, revocation, assignment, licensing, infringement and border protection measures.
• 34 authored precedents and sample letters.

Author

Cathryn Warburton

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Employment

Contents

This package contains comprehensive guidance on drafting employment agreements, covering the following issues:

The package also contains:

Author

Phil Bartlett
Principal, Bartlett Partners (Wellington )

With extensive experience in employment law, Phil is one of the principal authors of Brookers' Employment Law released in October 2000, and was also a principal author of its predecessor, Brookers' Employment Contracts. He has particular experience in employment issues, acting for both employers and employees in the public sector and private enterprise. An experienced legal draftsman, Phil has prepared draft legislation and is often asked to advise on matters of interpretation of statutes. In 1998, he was commissioned by the Department of Labour to write a paper reviewing the employment institutions. Phil has appeared in the Employment Tribunal, Employment Court, High Court, Court of Appeal and Privy Council as counsel.

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Family

Contents

Family Practice and Procedure is a new information solution offering a user-friendly, practical package with a broad Family law focus. It has been enhanced with the addition of new topics and the introduction of smart technology to assist with quick and accurate drafting of documents.

This practical package contains general information, checklists, interview sheets, sample letters, statutory and authored forms, fees, and practice notes covering the following areas of law:

Authors

Family Practice and Procedure is written by a team of authors with extensive experience in the field of Family Law. They are:

Robert Ludbrook	Adoption
Greg Presland	Care and Protection
Lex De Jong	Child abduction
Theo Baker (original author) Reviewed and updated by Jim Guest	Custody, access, guardianship and wardship
Jeremy Daley	De facto property
Susan Ewen	Domestic violence
Wendy Galvin and Ann Wilson	Matrimonial property
Sandy Barry	Mental Health
Mark Tolich	Paternity
Nicola Grimes	Separation, spousal maintenance and dissolution
New Zealand Law Society Legal Services Committee	Civil Legal aid

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Franchising

Contents

The Franchising Practice and Procedure infobase contains the following range of documents:

Author

Miles Agmen-Smith LLB (Hons)
Partner, Shieff Angland

Miles has been a senior partner with Shieff Angland since he joined the firm's commercial law team in 1991. He advises on a wide range of corporate and commercial matters involving corporate structure, compliance, client protection and contractual issues.

Miles' special area of interest is franchising. He has acted for franchisors establishing franchise chains, and establishing master franchises both in New Zealand and overseas. He has also acted for franchisees where there has been a dispute between the franchisor and the franchisee over the acquisition of a franchise business. He has written articles on these subjects which have been published both locally and in the international arena, and has attended and contributed to many industry conferences and seminars on the subject.

He is a member of the Institute of Directors and is a founding member of the Franchising Association of New Zealand.

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Information Technology Contracts

Contents

This package provides a set of practical IT contracts covering the following areas:

Authors

Anne Hall (BCom LLB)
Anne is the principal of IT LAW, which provides specialist legal advice on information technology, e-commerce and telecommunications. She has practised almost exclusively in IT and telecommunications law since early 1993. In recent years her practice has also included e-commerce law. Anne established IT LAW in 1999 in recognition of the strong need for specialist legal advice in IT and related areas.

Tim Jeffcott (BA LLB)
Tim is an Associate at IT LAW. As well as being involved in IT commercial work, Tim is very experienced in IT and e-commerce dispute resolution, especially litigation.

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Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers

Contents

The Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers Practice and Procedure infobase contains a range of documents covering the following areas:

Mergers

• General information
• Long form amalgamation
• Short form Amalgamation

Acquisitions

• General Information
• Clauses for agreements for sale and purchase of shares and assets
• Agreement for Sale and Purchase of Business Assets
• Agreement for Sale and Purchase of Shares

Takeovers

• General information
• Statement of particulars of Takeover Offer
• Takeover offer
• Statement by company in response to receipt of takeover offer
• Notice to company of intention to make takeover offer
• Statement by target company
• Takeover offer to target company

Authors

Peter Speakman B Com, LLB (Hons)
Commercial Partner, Brookfields Lawyers

Peter Speakman practises in the areas of company and taxation law. The main areas of his practice are mergers and acquisitions and establishing or restructuring companies, unit trusts and charitable trusts. He has acted on numerous acquisitions and company reorganisations offering both specialist tax advice and company/commercial advice.

Michele Sang BA LLB
Commercial Senior Associate, Brookfields Lawyers

Michele practises in our commercial and banking group, advising medium to large businesses and local government clients on all aspects of corporate/commercial law. The main areas of her practice are mergers and acquisitions, business (re)structuring and commercial contract preparation.

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Property

Contents

The package includes forms, agreements, sample letters, checklists and a library of useful clauses on a wide range of property issues, including:

• Attestation clauses
• Auctions
• Caveats
• Companies Act 1993
• Complete list of registered valuers by area
• Deeds and agreements
• Easements
• Fencing
• Land Information New Zealand (Land Transfer Office) documents, addresses, and fees
• Leases
• Matrimonial property
• Mortgages
• Notices
• Overseas investment
• Property share agreements
• Power of attorney
• Property management
• Purchase package
• Refinance of property package
• Sale package
• Special conditions of sale
• Tenancies
• Tenders
• Transfers
• Trespass to land
• Unit titles

This package also contains:

1. Images of ADLS pre-printed forms. The forms are:

• Agreement for sale and purchase of real estate
• (Partial) Withdrawal of a Caveat
• Caveat forbidding registration of dealing with estate or interest
• Consent of Caveator
• Transfer

These forms are available through the Auckland District Law Society at http://www.adls.org.nz/prof/forms.html. The property module shows you what the pre-printed forms look like and gives you access to editable form templates. If you purchase the forms through ADLS, you can print your variable information template on the preprinted forms.

2. Land Information New Zealand (Land Transfer Office) documents, addresses, fees, and a complete list of registered valuers by area

Authors

Eilish Hegarty
Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand and Precedents Manager for Simpson Grierson

Eilish's experience covers both property and commercial property law. She specialises in developing plain English legal documents and provides workshops on drafting in plain English. Eilish has a special interest in the use of technology for legal document development.

Michael Brookes
Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand and General Precedents Author for Simpson Grierson.

Michael has experience in both banking and finance and commercial property, and specialises in developing precedents for all areas of property, including wills, estates and trusts. He has special interests in plain English drafting and the use of technology.

Colin Parker
Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand.

Colin has extensive experience in all areas of property law and specialises in commercial property investment, development and leasing. He has special interests in the integration of property and resource management law and in the plain English drafting of legal documents.

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Resource Management

Resource Management Practice and Procedure is a new topic in Brookers Practice and Procedure Series, available on CD and online. It includes over 60 precedents and statutory forms. All from only $47.92 + GST per month (1 - 3 user license). Extra user licenses and sole practitioner rates are available on request.

Update Frequency

This subscription service will be updated to maintain currency in line with legislative changes and any other relevant considerations. Typically you will receive two updates per year. Update size and frequency may vary depending on the volume of change.

Authors

Malcolm Maclean: Partner, Glaister Ennor.
Sara Jellie: Glaister Ennor.

Contents

• Introduction and overview
• Miscellaneous documents
• Statutory forms from Schedule 1, Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Regulations 2003 (SR 2003/153)
• Authored precedents

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Rural Property

Rural Property Practice and Procedure is a new topic in Brookers Practice and Procedure Series, available on CD and online from only $43.43 + GST per month (1 - 3 user license). Extra user licenses and sole practitioner rates are available on request.

If you don't already subscribe to topics in our Practice and Procedure Series you should. You will save time, increase revenue (increasing billable hours), and increase the effectiveness of your practice. The combination of a comprehensive set of up-to-date precedents and user-friendly software enables you to customise documents as you see fit, and draft documents faster and more accurately.

You don't have to read through the whole document first, the macro will guide you through each section that needs to be completed. We also include document-reformatting functionality, including the option that will automatically renumber paragraphs.

Update Frequency

This subscription service will be updated to maintain currency in line with legislative changes and any other relevant considerations. Typically you will receive two updates per year. Update size and frequency may vary depending on the volume of change.

Author

Richard Howie: Partner, Cooper Rapley Lawyers

Contents

• Standard letters
• Checklists
• Authored precedents
• Clauses library

For further information please contact your Account Manager or our Customer Care team on 0800 10 60 60 or e-mail service@brookers.co.nz.

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Sale and Purchase of a Business

Contents

This package presents a comprehensive set of documents for the sale or purchase of a business, covering the following areas:

Sale and Purchase of a Business Practice and Procedure is part of the Property, Trusts and Succession library.

Author

Debra Dorrington (LLB)
Debra has been a partner of Alexander Dorrington since its inception. In the partnership she focuses on property work. She has particular expertise in the sale and purchase of property, property development, leasing and environmental and resource management issues. Debra has practised for 20 years. During that time, she has acted for a number of property owners and developers. Debra has previously given a nationwide New Zealand Law Society seminar on subdivisions and has been a speaker at the last two New Zealand Law Society property conferences.

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Trade Marks

Trade Marks Practice and Procedure is a new topic in Brookers Practice and Procedure Series, available on CD and online from only $52.71 + GST per month (1 - 3 user license). Extra user licenses and sole practitioner rates are available on request.

Format: Online & CD

Update Frequency: This subscription service will be updated to maintain currency in line with legislative changes and any other relevant considerations. Typically you will receive two updates per year. Update size and frequency may vary depending on the volume of change.

Author: Elspeth Buchanan: P.L Berry & Associates

Contents:

• Comprehensive commentary on all procedural aspects of Trade Mark practice including selection, searching, application, opposition, registration, renewal, revocation, assignment, licensing, infringement and border protection measures.
• 7 flowcharts covering key Trade Mark procedures.
• 50 authored precedents and sample letters.

For further information please contact your Account Manager or our Customer Care team on 0800 10 60 60 or e-mail service@brookers.co.nz.

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Trusts

Contents

The Trusts Practice and Procedure infobase contains a range of documents covering the following areas:

• Trust Deeds for Discretionary Trusts:
  
  - Settlor-Excluded Trust
  - Settlor-Benefit Trust
  - Additional clauses for Trust Deeds
• Appointment/Retirement of Trustees
• Debt and Gift Documents
• General Trust Information
• Matrimonial Property
• Other Documents, such as a Deed of Variation of Trust
• Powers of Attorney
• Resolutions
• Sales to Trusts/Lease-back

Authors

Michael Scannell LLB
Notary Public, Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand
Partner, Simpson Grierson (Wellington)

Michael has extensive experience in all aspects of business law. He advises major corporations on commercial financing, acquisitions, sales and investment matters. Michael has a special interest in trust law and regularly advises both individuals and corporations on both domestic and foreign trust issues.

Eilish Hegarty LLB
Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand
Precedents Manager, Simpson Grierson (Auckland)

Eilish has experience in both property and commercial property law. She specialises in developing plain English legal documents and also providesworkshops on drafting in plain English. She has a special interest in the use of technology for legal document development.

Michael Brookes BA LLB
Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand
General Precedents Author, Simpson Grierson (Auckland)

Michael has experience in both banking and finance and commercial property,and specialises in developing precedents for all areas of property,including wills, estates, and trusts. Michael has special interests inplain English drafting and the use of technology.

Valerie Bland LLB (Hons)
Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand Associate, Simpson Grierson (Wellington)

Valerie is an experienced commercial and general property lawyer acting on major one-off property projects as well as providing daily support and advice on issues relating to property management. Valerie also manages a portfolio of trusts and associated asset planning structures for numerous private clients. Valerie is responsible for drafting and advising on the establishment of trusts together with asset planning and gifting issues.

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Wills and Estates

Contents

The Wills and Estates Practice and Procedure infobase contains a range of documents covering the following areas:

Authors

Michael Scannell LLB
Notary Public, Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand
Partner, Simpson Grierson (Wellington)

Michael has extensive experience in all aspects of business law. He advises major corporations on commercial financing, acquisitions, sales and investment matters. Michael has a special interest in trust law and regularly advises both individuals and corporations on both domestic and foreign trust issues.

Eilish Hegarty LLB
Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand
Precedents Manager, Simpson Grierson (Auckland)

Eilish has experience in both property and commercial property law. She specialises in developing plain English legal documents and also providesworkshops on drafting in plain English. She has a special interest in the use of technology for legal document development.

Michael Brookes BA LLB
Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand
General Precedents Author, Simpson Grierson (Auckland)

Michael has experience in both banking and finance and commercial property,and specialises in developing precedents for all areas of property,including wills, estates, and trusts. Michael has special interests inplain English drafting and the use of technology.

Valerie Bland LLB (Hons)
Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand Associate, Simpson Grierson (Wellington)

Valerie is an experienced commercial and general property lawyer acting on major one-off property projects as well as providing daily support and advice on issues relating to property management. Valerie also manages a portfolio of trusts and associated asset planning structures for numerous private clients. Valerie is responsible for drafting and advising on the establishment of trusts together with asset planning and gifting issues.

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If you don't already subscribe to topics in our Practice and Procedure Series you should. You will save time, increase revenue (increasing billable hours), and increase the effectiveness of your practice. The combination of a comprehensive set of up-to-date precedents and user-friendly software enables you to customise documents as you see fit, and draft documents faster and more accurately.

You don't have to read through the whole document first, the macro will guide you through each section that needs to be completed. We also include document-reformatting functionality, including the option that will automatically renumber paragraphs.

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