Convex Legal

15/12/2023

Another year (almost) done! Thank you to everyone who worked with us over the last 12 months.

Our office will close Wednesday, 20 December 2023 and reopen on Monday, 8 January 2024.

Between these dates Sam and Katherine will be available by mobile for any urgent matters. You can find their numbers on our website.

For those of you who want to complete some life admin over the break, we have some Holiday Homework below - updating your will!

Otherwise, we wish you all a safe and happy holidays!

When you write a will with Convex, we take the time to sit down and learn about your family, your finances and your future. This gives us the context to provide you with the appropriate guidance for protecting your assets, providing for your kids, and safeguarding your legacy. And you still get a fa...

18/07/2023

Good luck to our teammate Clark Samuel and the New Zealand Elite Men's Underwater Hockey Team, who are heading to the 21st UWH World Championships in the Gold Coast this week!

05/04/2023

Welcome Convex Legal to Pride Pledge 2023.

Sam French from Convex Legal says the following about joining the pledge..."As a member of the rainbow community myself, it is really important to me that all our staff and clients feel comfortable to be themselves at our offices. I hope taking the Pride Pledge will go a little way towards making that a reality!"

22/12/2022

Meri Kirihimete me te Hape Nū Ia!

Thank you for all your support in 2022.

We are now closed for our summer break. From Monday, 9 January 2023, limited staff will be available.

Our office will reopen fully on Monday, 16 January 2023.

If you require urgent help during the break, you can call our office phone to get staff contact details.

18/11/2022

We'd like to welcome our newest team member - Clark Samuel!

Originally from Auckland, Clark moved to Wellington to study law, then went into Wellington's biggest industry - government policy.

Clark tells us he plays underwater hockey, however, he is yet to convince us this is a real sport.

Clark is a qualified lawyer who is currently learning the ropes and working on a number of property transactions. As the guy sitting closest to the front door, you'll likely be greeted by Clark when you arrive at the Wellington office, so please say hi!

13/09/2022

Our office will be closed next Monday, 26 September 2022.

As this is a one-off holiday, is still a ‘working day’ in contracts such as the standard ADLS Agreements for Sale and Purchase.

It will obviously not be possible to settle on this day, as banks (and lawyers’ offices) will be closed. It may also cause some problems for calculating and confirming conditions.

If you are entering into a contract in the next couple of weeks, we suggest including an extra clause in the Further Terms:

“The parties agree that clause 1.1(38) shall be amended by including Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Day, and it is acknowledged that this day will be 26 September 2022.”

02/09/2022

We have welcomed Chris Lapage to Convex Legal as an Associate!

Originally from Portsmouth, Chris spent 12 years working as an analyst in professional rugby, including for Wellington Rugby, the
Highlanders and the Māori All Blacks, before retraining as a lawyer.

He worked for one of the biggest law firms in New Zealand for five years, before moving to Convex, which is one of the biggest law firms in our building.

30/08/2022

Our super-star legal executive, Jenny Samson, has been promoted to Senior Associate!

Jenny is an expert in all things property and estate planning. She splits her time between the Wellington and Mana offices, and her daughter’s extra-curricular activities.

Jenny has been a Registered Legal Executive for 25 years, and is a Fellow of the NZ Institute of Legal Executives.

26/08/2022

Some exciting news!

Sam French, who has been at Convex Legal for four years, has joined Katherine Mexted as a Director of the firm.

As an Island Bay resident, Sam works in the Wellington office five days a week (when he is not at the hockey turf or a charity board meeting).

24/08/2022

Do you want Mabel as a co-worker? Of course you do.

We're hiring for a Solicitor role. Check out our ad on Seek or contact Sam French - Lawyer.
https://www.seek.co.nz/job/58211665

24/08/2022

Here's an article for our friends working in real estate, and how failing to cross your Ts could be an extremely expensive mistake...

It’s (hopefully) second nature to you. You. Must. Have. A. Signed. Agency. Agreement. But some Auckland agents have just learned that lesson the hard way – being denied their commission on a large lease deal in a recent Court of Appeal decision.

23/05/2022

Just a reminder from us, Friday 24 June is the first observation of the new public holiday for Matariki.

For some reason, in their last update of the ADLS/REINZ Agreement for Sale and Purchase, ADLS, in all their wisdom, did not include reference to the new holiday. This means, that technically, under the current version, Friday 24 June is still a ‘working day’.

So, agents, clients, and colleagues, please remember to add in an extra clause clarifying that "24 June 2022 is not a working day" - as we do NOT want to be working on a holiday!