Dawson & Associates is pleased to have assisted with the sale of the M/Y Aroha - a complicated transaction with a vigorous negotiating process.

Peter Dawson reflects on some of the sale and purchase contracts he sees each month and his surprise at how skinny the contracts are, given the sums and complexities involved in some of these transactions.

Last week Troy Stade presented to delegates at the New Zealand Federation of Commercial Fishers conference in Wellington about recent changes to employment law as it relates to contractor status.

Peter Dawson, director at Dawson & Associates, recently presented to delegates at the New Zealand Maritime Transport Association Conference, diving into vessel sale and purchase agreements and the common areas of difficulty for parties to the transaction.