| 49 Babbage CONSULTANCY Babbage’s Environmental Science and Engineering team is highly specialised, particularly in the assessment and management of water, soil, asbestos, landfill, gas and sustainability issues. Level 2, Young Hunter House 134 Victoria Street, Christchurch 8013 Ph: 03 379 3880 jem@younghunter.co.nz www.younghunter.co.nz Young Hunter assists clients throughout their commercial and construction developments and projects. “There are many challenges to businesses at the moment. Engaging Young Hunter early will help avoid potential problems. We can also be brought in at any time during a project to help provide specific advice on an immediate issue or assist with strategic advice,” says Young Hunter partner James Murphy. “Compliance is such a necessary and important part of all commercial and construction projects. We want to ensure that landowners and business owners have, and benefit from, that advice up front”. James says that Young Hunter can assist in any legal aspects of commercial or construction projects and developments through its team of legal specialists, who have expertise in corporate and commercial business structures and issues, construction documentation, health and safety, employment, insolvency, insurance, and disputes. “We are seeing significant challenges in the commercial and construction environment presently, with inflationary pressures, staff shortages, supply chain issues and prohibitive contractual clauses. There are some businesses really struggling with difficulties such as getting paid, paying others, obtaining funding, and repaying existing debt. Even if a business isn’t facing these challenges yet, there may be challenges coming down the pipeline. Now is the time to speak to us so we can help clients manage risk,” says James. “We’ll work with our client’s team of accountants, their bank and other advisors to make sure they have effective legal and strategic advice on their business structures, documentation and contracts. If a client is just starting out in business or is a first-time developer, we can set up appropriate business structures to reduce their development or construction risk. Alternatively, we can help a client restructure their existing business. The goal is to make sure clients have good working contracts and to help them understand these,” explains James. Young Hunter’s focus is on protecting their client’s business interests and, if something goes wrong, providing fast strategic advice and options, as well as helping negotiate good outcomes. After project completion, despite best-laid plans, disputes can crop up. “We help resolve disputes in a practical and economic way,” says James. “The key takeaway is get advice early, so we can help clients minimise risk and maximise their position.” Commercial and Construction Projects – Maximising Your Position Talk to us
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