Cavell Leitch would like to wish you and your family and friends a safe and happy Christmas and holiday season.

We will be closed from 5pm on Friday 22 December 2017 and will re-open on Monday 15 January 2018, with skeleton staff from Monday 8 January 2018. We look forward to catching up with you all in the New Year.

If you require urgent legal advice during our Christmas close down period please refer to our website for individuals contact details www.cavell.co.nz/teams/

As you all know, boys and girls, Cavell Leitch advise the most important clients. This includes a certain Christmas celebrity! Every year, about this time, Santa needs a little bit of last minute advice, which we are always happy to provide. Here is a summary of the advice he needed this year.

Santa has been delivering goodies to the boys and girls of New Zealand for a very long time.  He comes every Christmas, and he loves it here.  Lately, he and Mrs Claus have been thinking about purchasing a permanent home in Queenstown.  They want a quiet place to be, during the off-season. 
However, Santa and Mrs Claus are not New Zealand or Australian citizens.  They are, of course, citizens of the North Pole.  Also, Santa will not have time to organise the purchase of a property before Christmas.

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