Body Corporate
Legal Specialists
We know Unit Titles.
Batchelor*Smith is a specialist Unit Titles and Body Corporate law firm serving clients throughout New Zealand from offices in Auckland and Queenstown.
We advise on the full spectrum of Body Corporate and Unit Titles matters, combining specialist legal expertise with practical commercial insight. Whether resolving disputes, navigating complex governance issues, managing major remediation projects or protecting our clients' interests in litigation, our focus is on delivering clear advice, strategic solutions and exceptional outcomes.
Specialist advice.
Collective ownership requires a different kind of legal advice.
Body Corporate and Unit Titles matters sit at the intersection of property, governance, construction and commercial law. The decisions made today can have significant financial and practical consequences for years to come.
We provide strategic, tailored advice grounded in deep specialist expertise and commercial reality. From governance and operational matters through to major disputes and remediation projects, we help our clients navigate complexity with confidence and achieve practical, enduring outcomes.
Because it matters.
Body Corporate governance is no longer a simple administrative exercise. Modern developments face increasingly complex legal, financial and operational challenges, often involving significant sums of money and competing owner interests.
The right advice at the right time can prevent disputes, avoid costly mistakes and provide a clear path forward. Whether advising on governance, major projects, remediation works, disputes or strategic decision-making, we help our clients make informed decisions with confidence.
Because in collective ownership, getting it right matters.
What our clients say
“Safari Group is a significant hotel developer. We engaged Julia Batchelor-Smith of Batchelor*Smith to assist with a messy Body Corporate Committee issue. We needed to protect the integrity of our development, and investors’ interests.
Batchelor*Smith lawyers have a proven ability to understand the complex Unit Titles Act space that we were tangled in.
I can say with confidence that Julia’s guidance was clear, concise and focused on driving a pragmatic outcome. We achieved the outcome we sought, with all motions submitted being passed and a new body corporate committee being appointed to drive a new path for this property. Considering the difficulty of getting sixty-seven unit owners onto one page, the outcome was a great success.
Julia’s dedicated and responsive handling of both us as a client, and the issues at hand, was outstanding. I would be more than happy to provide a reference for Batchelor*Smith to anyone wanting to discuss my experience.”
Rob Neil
Managing Director
Safari Group
Julia from Batchelor*Smith assisted us with a complex dispute within our Body Corporate concerning apportionment of repair and maintenance costs. We found her advice to be thorough and promptly communicated to us. Julia was easy to deal with and the outcome we achieved was exactly as we had hoped. I wouldn’t hesitate in engaging Julia again for anything to do with a Body Corporate.
Owner with properties in a number of Body Corporates