Solicitor

Georgina Jones

LLB (Hons)
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Georgina is a solicitor in the Private Wealth team.

Georgina works within the Private Wealth team and assists on a variety of trust, estate and relationship property matters.

Georgina first joined Hesketh Henry as a summer clerk at the end of 2021 and has recently been admitted to the bar.

Georgina’s dissertation involved a review of succession law in New Zealand, specifically focusing on the legal avenues available for adult children to make claims against their parent’s estate once they had passed away.

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Variations of Trust: Court’s Position Confirmed
Last year we published an article titled Variations of Trust: Obtaining the Court’s Blessing on the High Court decision in Re Jury Family Trusts [2022] NZHC 568 (Re Jury). In Re Jury, the High C...
05.02.2024 Posted in Private Wealth
The curious case of Sutton v Bell – How your de facto relationship status can impact your ability to restructure your property
It may come as a surprise that how you deal with your assets, even before you are in a de facto relationship, can impact your property rights.  In Sutton v Bell [2021] NZCA 645, the Court of Appeal h...
15.12.2022 Posted in Private Wealth & Property
Fiduciary Duties to Adult Children – Court of Appeal rule differently
The Court of Appeal’s recent decision in D and E Ltd v A, B and C[1] overruled the High Court’s landmark decision in that case[2].  The High Court held that a fiduciary duty existed between a fat...
03.11.2022 Posted in Private Wealth
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