Our work

Air New Zealand
As primary legal advisors to Air New Zealand, the major carrier in New Zealand, we advise on numerous aspects of its business from competition law to aircraft leasing.

We advised on the US EX-IM Bank financing structure for the lease of its new Boeing 777 aircraft. The first of four such transactions was completed in 2005 and became the first US EX-IM Bank financing undertaken by Air New Zealand since 1980, the first time EX-IM Bank had completed a transaction in NZ dollars and the first EX-IM Bank transaction involving two export credit agency sub-guarantees.

Aviation underwriters
We have acted for underwriters in England, Australia and New Zealand on all aspects of aviation insurance, from major airlines to general aviation.

Royal New Zealand Air Force
We advised the Ministry of Defence on the modification programme for two Boeing 757 aircraft owned by the Crown and operated by the Royal New Zealand Air Force. We advised on contractual issues and assisted in negotiating contracts with aeroengineering companies in the US.