John Dean Law Office Can Assist You
For JDLO to assist you and undertake instructions from you we are required by the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 to have you complete a Letter of Engagement.
Please fill out the form below so that we can send you a Letter of Engagement and our Client Retainer Documents which will include:
If documents 2 and 3 are not required at this stage your completion of our retainer form below will be our letter of engagement.
Please fill out the form below so that we can send you a Letter of Engagement and our Client Retainer Documents which will include:
- JDLO Letter of Engagement;
- JDLO's Confidential Information Form, and where necessary, Statement of Financial Position Forms, for completion and return, and which includes:
- JDLO Client Confidential Information Sheet; and
- JDLO Standard Terms and Conditions of Engagement and Payment of our Professional Fees, and
- JDLO Client Care Rules.
If documents 2 and 3 are not required at this stage your completion of our retainer form below will be our letter of engagement.
New Zealand in 2009 passed a law called the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 (we will call it the AML/CFT law). The purpose of the law reflects New Zealand’s commitment to the international initiative to counter the impact which criminal activity has on people and economies within the global community.
Recent changes to the AML/CFT Act mean that from 1 July 2018, lawyers are required to comply with its requirements. This law requires lawyers to do a number of things to help combat money laundering and financing of terrorism, and to help Police bring the criminals who do it to justice. The AML/CFT law requires this because the services law firms and other professionals offer may be attractive to those involved in criminal activity.
The law now requires that law firms and other professionals must assess the risk they may face from the actions of money launderers and people who finance terrorism, and to identify potentially suspicious activity.
To make that assessment lawyers must obtain and verify information from prospective and existing clients about a range of things. This is part of what the AML/CFT law calls “client due diligence” (‘CDD’).
CDD requires a law firm to undertake certain background checks before providing services to clients. Lawyers must take reasonable steps to make sure the information they receive from clients is correct, and so they need to ask for documents to verify this information.
We will need to obtain and verify certain information from you to meet these legal requirements. This information includes:
If you are consulting us about company or trust business, we will need information about the company or trust including the people associated with it. This includes all directors and shareholders, trustees and beneficiaries.
We may also need to ask you for further information. We will need to ask you about the nature and purpose of the proposed work you are asking us to do for you. Information confirming the source of funds for a transaction may also be necessary to meet the legal requirements.
If we are not able to obtain the required information from you, it is likely we will not be able to act for you.
As part of our retainer we will need to see your ID as set out above and a copy of a utility bill or bank statement showing your address. You can attach these below.
Recent changes to the AML/CFT Act mean that from 1 July 2018, lawyers are required to comply with its requirements. This law requires lawyers to do a number of things to help combat money laundering and financing of terrorism, and to help Police bring the criminals who do it to justice. The AML/CFT law requires this because the services law firms and other professionals offer may be attractive to those involved in criminal activity.
The law now requires that law firms and other professionals must assess the risk they may face from the actions of money launderers and people who finance terrorism, and to identify potentially suspicious activity.
To make that assessment lawyers must obtain and verify information from prospective and existing clients about a range of things. This is part of what the AML/CFT law calls “client due diligence” (‘CDD’).
CDD requires a law firm to undertake certain background checks before providing services to clients. Lawyers must take reasonable steps to make sure the information they receive from clients is correct, and so they need to ask for documents to verify this information.
We will need to obtain and verify certain information from you to meet these legal requirements. This information includes:
- your full name; and
- your date of birth; and
- your address.
If you are consulting us about company or trust business, we will need information about the company or trust including the people associated with it. This includes all directors and shareholders, trustees and beneficiaries.
We may also need to ask you for further information. We will need to ask you about the nature and purpose of the proposed work you are asking us to do for you. Information confirming the source of funds for a transaction may also be necessary to meet the legal requirements.
If we are not able to obtain the required information from you, it is likely we will not be able to act for you.
As part of our retainer we will need to see your ID as set out above and a copy of a utility bill or bank statement showing your address. You can attach these below.
Form Updated 14 April 2017
You can also download our Terms and Conditions and Client Care Rules by clicking here
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