Sharp Tudhope Lawyers

We are delighted to welcome Alesha Evetts, Senior Associate to the Sharp Tudhope team. With her extensive experience in family law and a passion for helping people, Alesha brings a wealth of knowledge to the table. A proud Tauranga local, Alesha has spent her entire legal career working in the family law arena in the Bay of Plenty. Alesha specialises in all areas of family law, focusing on complex relationship property, Trust and estate claims.

Perfect weather and great company made for a special day at the Pāpāmoa Rotary & Bluehaven Group Annual Charity Golf Day at Te Puke Golf Club last week. The golfing team of Hamish Murrary, James Hakaria, Benji Crossley and Lisa Kristensen took to the fairways while Brooke Courtney and Natalie Warren connected with other teams and provided refreshments and mini-challenges from our sponsored hole at the 17th tee. This is the 11th year of this event and over $210,000 has been donated to local youth charities and organisations in the area since its start. Sharp Tudhope is proud to be part of this great cause and contribute to its success.

Last night we hosted the latest event in the Priority One Western Bay of Plenty Rooftop series. Perfect weather and excellent company made for a great evening as we discussed progress on the CBD blueprint. Thank you to everyone for coming. We hope you enjoyed the view!

Excited to have attended Day 1 of the Daybreak Festival of Innovation. We enjoyed some insightful sessions and were delighted to host the Enterprise Angels discussion on 'Insights to Investing in Startups'. The panellists Jake Hoffart, Julian So, Jenny Rudd and our own Richard Hoare did a wonderful job discussing Angel and early-stage investing and the journey as a founder in a startup. We appreciate them sharing their experience and knowledge with us all. #proudsponsor

Sharp Tudhope Lawyers would like to congratulate the founding investors, BayTrust, TECT, Trust Horizon, Rotorua Trust and Tauranga City Council on the launch of the Bay of Plenty Housing Equity Fund (BOPHEF). The BOPHEF has been established to address the Bay of Plenty’s urgent housing crisis by delivering affordable housing solutions where these are not being adequately delivered by the market or government. The Sharp Tudhope team, led by Partner James Dow with assistance from Jessica Wilsher and La Toya Waho, advised BayTrust, TECT, Trust Horizon and Rotorua Trust on their investment into the BOPHEF. It gives us great pleasure to have advised the investors, knowing the potential impact that the BOPHEF can have on our community here in the Bay. We look forward to seeing BOPHEF’s progress. For more information visit https://www.bophef.info/

We have had a busy February, with six new team members arriving at Sharp Tudhope. We are delighted to have them on board and to continue to grow our team. Briana McGuire, Jarrod McDermott, Brittany Baugh, Eric Stratton, and Angel Haeata-Burrows have all recently finished their studies and joined us as Law Clerks, and Willow Corden has come on board as a Legal Assistant. Welcome! From left to right in the back row, we have Briana, Jarrod, Brittany, and Eric. In the front row, we have Angel and Willow.

We have two exciting opportunities to join the Sharp Tudhope team. Find out more and apply via the Seek links below. Relationship Property Lawyer (ideally 3-5 years + experience) ➡ https://lnkd.in/gHPfh77z Practice Coordinator (ideally 3-5 years admin experience) ➡ https://lnkd.in/gipjYGzS

We are delighted to announce Joshua Gear has returned to Sharp Tudhope as Special Counsel. With his extensive experience in providing legal advice to iwi on pre and post-settlement issues and advising Māori entities and individuals on general trust, land, environmental and commercial matters, he is a valuable addition to the team and we're thrilled to have him on board. ▶ Read more about Joshua here: https://lnkd.in/gFASJxZ6  #SharpTudhope #JoshuaGear #SpecialCounsel

We wish you the very best Shima. You'll be greatly missed but we know whatever you do next will be amazing!

We are delighted to welcome James Hakaria to the Partnership at Sharp Tudhope. A valued part of the Litigation team since 2015, James’ promotion to Partner in 2024* will strengthen Sharp Tudhope’s presence in civil litigation, construction, estate disputes and employment law. Join us in congratulating James on this well-deserved promotion. The appointment of James to Partner is evidence of Sharp Tudhope’s dedication to nurturing our team members and our focus on growth and success for our clients. You can read more about James here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gb6zsgFH *Pending Law Society approval