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15th November 2018 from 12:00pm-2:00pm
Giles Brant and Emma Falconer of Stace Hammond will present to you a complete understanding of the Personal Properties Security Act (PPSA) in a clear and easy to understand manner which demystifies this unique piece of legislation for companies.
The use of the PPSA rightly puts you in a strong position as a secured creditor.
Giles Brant – Partner
Giles is a litigation lawyer and joined Stace Hammond in 1991 and has been a partner since 1998. He was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand in 1990 and has expertise in all facets of commercial, insurance, banking, finance and property law, as well as court and arbitration practices and procedures, mediation, trusts and estate, employment law and resource management. Giles’ principal area of practice is dispute resolution in the above areas. He has experience in all forms of dispute resolution including negotiation, mediation, arbitration and Court litigation. He serves on the Waikato Bay of Plenty District Law Society Standards Committee, he is on the Board of Waikato Diocesan School for Girls and is a member of the Statutes Revision Committee of the Anglican Waikato Diocese.
He is one of the very few solicitors to have taken a PPSR case to the court of appeal and won.
Emma Falconer – partner
Emma is a commercial lawyer and joined Stace Hammond in 2002 and has been a partner since 2010. She was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand in 1999. Her expertise is in commercial advice including structuring, governance, succession planning, and all operational legal matters. She also has expertise in banking and finance including structuring of loan and security packages and debt recovery as well as the Personal Property Securities Act including protection and recovery of assets. She is a trustee of Charitable Trust Retirement Villa.
Emma has previously given in-house seminars to ANZ and its finance company UDC on the PPSA (in particular leasing issues).