Corban Revell Lawyers office hours will be as follows;

• Will be closed on 5:00pm 23 December 2009
• A skeleton staff will be in the office starting 8:30am Tuesday 5th January 2010
• Full staff will return to the office at 8:30am Monday 18th January 2010.

Corban Revell would like to wish you a safe and happy holiday season. 

Corban Revell Lawyers has long been a supporter of West Auckland Hospice. This year Corban Revell Lawyers is proud to welcome BNZ Partners as a major sponsor of this charity event.

West Auckland Hospice exists so that terminally ill people in West Auckland and those who grieve for them experience death as a dignified and compassionately supported process.

West Auckland Hospice provides free 24 hour, 7 day a week specialist palliative care.

Although approximately 50% of their operational costs are received from the Waitemata District Health Board the remaining 50% needs to be fundraised to ensure that they can continue to provide they services free of charge to the people of West Auckland.

BNZ Partners have graciously put up $5,000.00 for the Hole in One Prize and will be working with Corban Revell to bring together some of the top business leaders of Auckland, potentially making this the premier business charity golf tournament in West Auckland.

The buzz is already out. John Andrew Ford & Mazda have come on board as our Longest Drive Sponsorship. They will be giving away a Mystery Weekend Holiday and use of a Mazda for the lucky punter.

Foster Signs will be again offering discounted signage to Hole Sponsors, Western Leader has signed up to facilitate advertising in their publication and Phil Hayes, Branch Manager of Bayley’s Titirangi has donated his time as our Auctioneer for the Charity Golf Tournament.

We are limiting our Sponsorship Invitations to only one of any business branch so you can be guaranteed that you will be the only sponsor representing your field. The key, however is to get in early.

Working alongside BNZ Parters and West Auckland Hospice Corban Revell Lawyers is confident that this will be a marketing opportunity you won’t want to miss out on in aid of an organization that works tirelessly in our local community.

 Don’t miss out on your opportunity to take advantage of being a Sponsor or come to play at the Corban Revell Charity Golf Tournament.

Increase your Exposure! There is a chance for three lucky sponsors to take advantage of the ‘tent’ sponsorship, which will allow you to have your own people strategically placed around the course. The ‘tent’ sponsorship is at no additional charge but is limited to only three holes and availability is on a first in first serve basis. So get in quick.

If you have any queries please feel free to contact Puawai Kopu on 09 837 5738 at your convenience or download the invitation and send along with payment.

All entry forms must be received no later than 20 October 2009. If you wish to pick up hole sponsorship we encourage you to get in sooner rather than later. These spots are filling up very quickly.

ENTRY FORM

July 2009

From 1 August 2009, real estate agents will likely be using a new type of sale and purchase agreement.

If you have bought or sold before, it is not the form of agreement that you will be used to and there are some ways in which this new form of agreement is very different from the agreements which have been in use for the past few years. If you have bought a house before, it is even more important you seek advice prior to signing any agreement for sale and purchase. These agreements are binding contracts once signed, whether you have read them or not.

We recommend you telephone us for advice prior to signing any agreement on +649 837 0550

Lisa Roberts

Associate

January 2009

Corban Revell are once again sponsors of the Waitakere Business Awards.

Corban Revell has been a supporter and sponsor of the Waitakere Business Awards since the very beginning.  We have watched the awards grow from strength to strength just as Waitakere City itself has grown to become a strong and innovative economy.

We continually strive to serve the community and maintain ourselves as one of the cornerstone institutions in Waitakere City.

Over the last 30 years we have become renowned for our strong sense of family which has aided our success and underscored our core business principles of integrity, professionalism and service.

We’d like to invite local business to consider the Business Awards as a platform to showcase their business, their services and their success to the community.

If you’re interested and wish to discuss the benefits please contact our Office Manager, Puawai Kopu.

January 2009

Eloise Fraser works in our property team at Corban Revell in a combination role of Legal Executive for her own files and Legal Administrator for Barbara McDonald, Registered Legal Executive.  Eloise’s work primarily revolves around general property including sales, purchases and refinances.

Eloise has been at Corban Revell since 2003 full time (as well as some part time work from 2001 whilst studying for her Diploma of Advertising).  She started off with the firm as the office junior while quickly working her way up to legal administrator within a few months.  She has one more paper to compete for her Legal Executive Certificate.  

As well as the challenge of being one paper away from becoming a Legal Executive, Eloise is expecting her first child at the beginning of February and is looking forward to these exciting and challenging new roles.

31 October 2008
 
In an event that boasted over 500 people attending including the Right Hon. Helen Clark and the Mayor of Waitakere City, Bob Harvey, Corban Revell Lawyers was proud to be the sponsor of the Corban Revell Best Small Business Award. Hosted by Jeremy Corbett and Hilary Barry the event acknowledged the hard work, dedication and success of finalists and winners. Managing Partner, Lawrence Ponniah presented the award for Best Small Business to Director Kim Buckley and Julian Swier of Tonic Skin Body Spa.
 
Corban Revell Lawyers prides itself on supporting local business and the community and would like to congratulate Tonic Skin Body Spa again for winning the Corban Revell Small Business Award 2008.
 
Pictured Left to Right: Tom Allen, Lisa Roberts, Tony Beach, Puawai Kopu, Barbara McDonald, Bruce Johnson, Lawrence Ponniah, Eddie Bluegum, Blair Strang, John Kahukiwa
 

October 2008

Blair Strang of Corban Revell Lawyers is to perform in Whero’s New Net. Whero’s New Net is a new New Zealand play set in London and is pure kiwiana.

Whero's New Net is about a young kiwi girl (Whero) following her dream to become a successful musician in London. A distant relation comes to visit Whero and gives her, her Fathers diary. As she learns of the life of her father through his diary a revelation of twists and turns start to unfold which eerily mirrors that of the life of her father.

The themes in Whero’s New Net are universal and if you are kiwi you will love it! It is a piece which has been work shopped for two years by the cast, director and writer. Based on the short stories of Witi Ihimaera it is a thought provoking study of the human condition.

In 2009 Whero’s New Net will be touring around New Zealand.
 

September 2008

Bethany Harper is the newest member of Corban Revell, arriving at the firm in early March 2008. She is a new graduate, having completed a conjoint degree in Arts and Law at the University of Auckland at the end of 2007. She spent her final semester of study at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, where she enjoyed learning about the American legal system, as well as American culture in general.

Bethany began at Corban Revell as a law clerk, and spent her first few months undertaking her professionals course online while working. The majority of her work is done for Managing Partner, Lawrence Ponniah and on 19th September 2008 Doug Cowan of Corban Revell was her moving Counsel when she was admitted to the bar at the High Court in Auckland.

Bethany is now a Solicitor for Corban Revell Lawyers.

Pictured (Left to Right) Doug Cowan and Bethany Harper
 

September 2008

Corban Revell Lawyers recently signed an Affiliation Agreement with lawyers from the Philippines, Fernando Cojuangco and Vigor Mendoza II. Mr Cojuangco and Mr Mendoza are experts in Philippine’s investment, company and commercial law – with particular focus on Philippine government fiscal and non-fiscal incentives and compliance matters for foreign investors.

The affiliation agreement aims to enhance delivery of Corban Revell’s legal services to its growing number of clients from the Philippines particularly those who require legal representation not just in immigration, commercial, property and employment law matters but also in family law – including adoptions and legal annulments of marriage in the Philippines.

Pictured here from left to right (Fernando Cojuangco, Lawrence Ponniah (sitting), Bruce Johnson, Vigor Mendoza II (sitting) and Paulo Garcia signing the Affiliation Agreement at the Corban Revell offices.

April 2008

The partners and staff of Corban Revell Lawyers were pleased and proud to organize the Corban Revell Charity Golf Tournament raising over $11,000.00 for the West Auckland Hospice.

Particular thanks to Ian Chicken and the Waitakere Golf Club for their wonderful assistance, their logistical expertise and allowing us the use of their beautiful course free of charge.

FIRST PRIZE – PBS Distributors

SECOND PRIZE – PBS Distributors

THIRD PRIZE – Custom Print Limited

Longest Drive Prize – Grant Brownlee of Butts Bainbridge & Weir

Congratulations to Mark Parker of Cato Bolum Consultants who bid at the Auction and won the chance to be an extra on the hit television show “Outrageous Fortune”.

In the picture Left to right (Phil Revell, Rod Milner and Lawrence Ponniah)
 

May 2007

The Governor-General of New Zealand, His Excellency, the Hon. Anand Satyanand, officially opened Corban Revell’s dynamic new premises at 133a Central Park Drive in May as part of the firm’s celebration of 30 years practicing in Waitakere City.

During his speech Mayor Bob Harvey explained that the location of Corban Revell’s new premises ensures that the law firm is destined for even greater success because all previous tenants have experienced such growth that they were forced to expand to even larger premises.