Khushbu Sundarji
Partner at Stewart Germann Law Office- Claim this Profile
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Hindi Native or bilingual proficiency
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Gujrati Limited working proficiency
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Bio
Credentials
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Admitted to practice as an Australian Lawyer
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Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand
-Sep, 2010- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Stewart Germann Law Office
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New Zealand
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Legal Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Partner
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Apr 2022 - Present
Franchising:• Advising franchisees on franchise agreements and ancillary documents• Advising franchisors setting up franchise systems, including drafting Franchise Agreements, Licences, Confidentiality Agreements for Franchisors setting up Franchise Systems• Drafting Disclosure Documents• Reviewing Disclosure Documents• Issuing franchise agreements to franchisees worldwide• Reviewing and amending overseas franchise agreements to comply with New Zealand law• Involvement in the Franchise Association of New Zealand, attending conferences, hosting and running roundtable in Franchise Summit in October 2020• Acting for franchisors selling company owned stores• Advising franchisors when franchisees sell stores• Drafting Deeds of Termination of and Release from franchise agreementsKey transactionso Acting as global lawyers for a Franchisor based in Australia, contacting lawyers in United Kingdom, Australia, United States of America and Canada, arranging amendments of franchise agreements to comply with local laws, reviewing and approving the same, reviewing Disclosure Documents for various countrieso Acting for well known global franchisors in New Zealand and advising on a variety of mattersCommercial• Reviewing Agreements to Lease and Deeds of Lease• Drafting Agreements to Lease and Deeds of Lease• Drafting licence agreements• Drafting various commercial documents, including Agency agreements, terms of trade, deeds of arrangementsConveyancing and business sales• Acting for vendors and purchasers selling and purchasing real estate• Drafting Agreements for Sale and purchase of real estate• Drafting Agreements for sale and purchase of businesses• Acting for vendors and purchasers selling and purchasing businesses Show less
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Senior Associate
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Jul 2017 - Present
Franchising:• Advising franchisees on franchise agreements and ancillary documents• Advising franchisors setting up franchise systems, including drafting Franchise Agreements, Licences, Confidentiality Agreements for Franchisors setting up Franchise Systems• Drafting Disclosure Documents• Reviewing Disclosure Documents• Issuing franchise agreements to franchisees worldwide• Reviewing and amending overseas franchise agreements to comply with New Zealand law• Involvement in the Franchise Association of New Zealand, attending conferences, hosting and running roundtable in Franchise Summit in October 2020• Acting for franchisors selling company owned stores• Advising franchisors when franchisees sell stores• Drafting Deeds of Termination of and Release from franchise agreementsKey transactionso Acting as global lawyers for a Franchisor based in Australia, contacting lawyers in United Kingdom, Australia, United States of America and Canada, arranging amendments of franchise agreements to comply with local laws, reviewing and approving the same, reviewing Disclosure Documents for various countrieso Acting for well known global franchisors in New Zealand and advising on a variety of mattersCommercial• Reviewing Agreements to Lease and Deeds of Lease• Drafting Agreements to Lease and Deeds of Lease• Drafting licence agreements• Drafting various commercial documents, including Agency agreements, terms of trade, deeds of arrangementsConveyancing and business sales• Acting for vendors and purchasers selling and purchasing real estate• Drafting Agreements for Sale and purchase of real estate• Drafting Agreements for sale and purchase of businesses• Acting for vendors and purchasers selling and purchasing businesses Show less
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RNG Lawyers
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Australia
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Law Practice
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1 - 100 Employee
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Solicitor
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May 2016 - Feb 2017
Commercial: • Advising clients on contracts for sale and purchase • Liaising with purchasers/vendors solicitors/Franchisors solicitors • Liaising with Landlords solicitors and agents for landlords consent • Drafting and executing Transfer of Leases • Drafting/approving statement of adjustments • Arranging settlement, issuing settlement instructions Trade marks • Advising on applying for trade marks • Applying for trade marks via eservices on IP Australia, receiving final registered trade mark Wills/ Enduring Powers of Attorney • Advising on Wills, Enduring Powers of Attorney and asset protection • Advising on testamentary family maintenance claims under Part IV of the Administration and Probate Act 1958 • Drafting and arranging execution of simple Wills, Testamentary Trust Wills and Enduring Powers of Attorney • Drafting and attending to execution of transfer of jointly held property to one spouse, and subsequent applications to State Revenue Office and Land Titles Office to register transfer of property. Estates/Letters of Administration • Advising on process for application for probate/letters of administration, including advise on Testamentary Family Maintenance claims under Part IV of the Administration and Probate Act 1958 • Writing to asset holders to obtain statements of assets of deceased • Drafting probate application/letters of administration • Obtaining grant of probate/letters of administration • Administering estate: o Calling in assets (banks, sale of shares) o Application for legal personal representative to be sent to State Revenue Office and Land Titles Office to transfer properties to beneficiaries • Drafting final distribution statements • Attending to final distribution Show less
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Ellinghaus Weill
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Law Practice
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1 - 100 Employee
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Solicitor
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Apr 2015 - Jul 2015
Leasing • Advising on Leases and disclosure statements • Drafting additional lease conditions, for instance rent free clauses, and variation of Lease • Liaising with Tenants, Tenant’s solicitors • Obtaining financial and other information regarding tenants, assessing solvency and reliability on behalf the Landlord Sale and purchase of business • Advising clients on contracts for sale and purchase • Liaising with Landlords solicitors and agents for landlords consent • Liaising with Councils for transfer of food hygiene premises • Liaising with VCGLR for transfer of liquor license • Approving statement of adjustments • Arranging settlement, issuing settlement instructions Show less
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RRR Lawyers
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Law Practice
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1 - 100 Employee
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Solicitor
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Mar 2015 - Apr 2015
• Obtaining client instructions • Drafting section 32 Statements • Liaising with mortgagees, mortgagees representatives • Assisting in conveyancing transactions • Assisting in sale and purchases of businesses • Training in LEAP software • Obtaining client instructions • Drafting section 32 Statements • Liaising with mortgagees, mortgagees representatives • Assisting in conveyancing transactions • Assisting in sale and purchases of businesses • Training in LEAP software
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Patel Nand Legal
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Auckland, New Zealand
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Solicitor
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Feb 2013 - Feb 2015
Sale and Purchase of a business • Liaising with Landlord’s solicitors to obtain Landlords consent • Reviewing and advising clients regarding Lease documents • Obtaining discharges from the Personal Properties Securities Register (PPSR) • Liaising with Banks to obtain term loan documents, or arranging to discharge term loans Completing purchases of Franchises (Including Bakers Delight, Safe Kids in Daily Motion and Night N day Food Stores) Commercial leasing: • Obtaining financial information on potential tenants, to their solvency • Advising on Lease conditions to be put into the Lease, eg,Bond clauses, bank guarantees • Advising Tenants, or tenants solicitors regarding rent reviews and renewal of leases Residential Conveyancing • Obtaining title searches, Council rates and obtaining final water metre readings • Drafting and forwarding the settlement statement to the purchaser’s solicitor • Refinancing of property, liaising with Banks, executing Bank documents, obtaining discharges of mortgages. • Attending to settlement • Completing conveyancing transactions via the Electronic dealing (E dealing) • Drafting and forwarding Trust Account Statements and bills to the Client Trusts, wills • Drafting and executing trust deeds • Drafting and executing wills • Drafting and executing powers of attorney and enduring powers of attorneys. Show less
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Boyle Mathieson
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New Zealand
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Law Practice
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1 - 100 Employee
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Solicitor
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Nov 2012 - Feb 2013
Residential Conveyancing • Obtaining title searches, obtaining Council rates and obtaining final water metre readings • Drafting and forwarding the settlement statement to the purchaser solicitor • Liaising with the Bank to obtain a discharge of mortgage • Attending to settlement • Repaying mortgages • Completing conveyancing transactions via the Electronic dealing (E dealing) Trusts, wills • Advising clients on wills • Drafting and executing wills • Advising clients on powers of attorney, and enduring powers of attorneys • Drafting and executing powers of attorney • Being involved in a partial acquisition agreement between Auckland Council and our clients. Show less
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The Small Law Firm
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Auckland, New Zealand
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Solicitor
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Jan 2012 - Oct 2012
• Liaising with clients, obtaining client instructions, conducting client meetings, and advising clients. • Drafting letters of advice, settlement statements; trust account statements. • Drafting leases, mortgage documents and easement instruments • Drafting wills • Advising clients and applying for and obtaining probate • Drafting trust documents. • Commercial leases • Liaising with clients, obtaining client instructions, conducting client meetings, and advising clients. • Drafting letters of advice, settlement statements; trust account statements. • Drafting leases, mortgage documents and easement instruments • Drafting wills • Advising clients and applying for and obtaining probate • Drafting trust documents. • Commercial leases
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Education
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2004 - 2009
University of Auckland
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Spanish and Italian -
2004 - 2009
University of Auckland
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) -
Epsom Girls Grammar School
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