Lawyers in East Tamaki
East Tamaki is Auckland's largest industrial and commercial precinct, home to thousands of businesses ranging from manufacturing to logistics. Indus Legal advises East Tamaki business owners on commercial leases, company governance, employment issues, and franchise law.
Legal work in East Tamaki
East Tamaki is almost entirely a commercial story. It is Auckland's largest industrial precinct, with thousands of manufacturing, logistics, trades and wholesale operations working out of warehouse-and-office buildings. Our East Tamaki work is business work: commercial leases, company formation and shareholder arrangements, employment agreements, health and safety obligations, business sale and purchase, and occasional franchise and distribution disputes. Indus Legal is around the corner on Bishop Dunn Place, which makes same-day meetings realistic when a lease or a staff issue needs to move fast.
Where East Tamaki clients need us most
Commercial leases and lease assignments
Most East Tamaki businesses operate out of leased premises and the lease is often the single biggest commitment the business has. We review new leases before signing, negotiate rent review mechanics, make-good clauses, personal guarantees and assignment rights, and handle lease assignments on business sales. Getting the lease right at the start avoids expensive disputes at renewal or exit.
Business sale and purchase
East Tamaki sees a steady volume of small to mid-sized business sales. We act for both buyers and sellers on asset sales and share sales, structure earn-outs and restraint of trade clauses, handle the transfer of leases, employees, licences and supplier contracts, and make sure the money, the paperwork and the real-world handover all line up on completion.
Employment agreements and workplace issues
With a concentration of blue-collar, trades and production workforces, East Tamaki businesses see regular employment issues ranging from contract compliance to disciplinary processes, restructures, personal grievances and 90-day trial disputes. We draft employment agreements that meet the current Employment Relations Act requirements, and we represent employers in mediation and Employment Relations Authority hearings.
Company governance and shareholder agreements
Many East Tamaki businesses are owner-operated or small partnerships. We help set up companies correctly at the start, draft shareholder agreements that cover the real issues (buy-out, deadlock, succession, family entry), and help restructure when a founder wants to retire or a new investor comes on board.
Close to East Tamaki, close to the courts
East Tamaki is about five minutes from our Botany office. Employment Relations Authority and Employment Court matters are heard in central Auckland. Commercial disputes typically run through the Manukau District Court for smaller claims and the Auckland High Court for larger ones. Workplace health and safety prosecutions go through the District Court under the Health and Safety at Work Act. We appear regularly across these jurisdictions and coordinate specialist counsel where a matter warrants it.
"We work hard to understand each client's community and the specific legal challenges they face — it is the only way to give advice that actually lands."
Kesar Singh, Principal / Director
Situations we see in East Tamaki
An East Tamaki manufacturer is presented with a 6-year lease on new premises with a personal guarantee and aggressive make-good clause. We negotiate caps on rent review, limit the personal guarantee to the first three years, and clarify make-good so there are no surprises at exit.
A family-owned East Tamaki logistics business is being sold on a share-sale basis with an earn-out tied to next year's revenue. We draft the sale agreement, structure the earn-out protections, and run the pre-completion checks on leases, staff agreements and supplier contracts.
An East Tamaki employer faces a personal grievance from a recently terminated employee who says the 90-day trial was not validly invoked. We review the agreement and process, advise on prospects, and represent the employer through mediation at MBIE.
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3 servicesVisit our Botany office
Just 5 minutes away from East Tamaki.
Unit 32, 2 Bishop Dunn Place, Botany, Auckland 2013