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Paul Windeatt
MA (1st Class Hons), LLB (Hons)
Senior Associate - Auckland

Areas of Practice
Tax
Banking and Finance
Film and Entertainment

Paul specialises in all areas of income tax and GST advice. This includes advising on cross border investment, film production in New Zealand, and life insurance. Paul also specialises in advising clients on tax disputes, drafting notices prescribed by the statutory disputes procedure, and litigating with Inland Revenue.

Paul is also a trust specialist, advising on both tax and general law issues affecting trusts.


  • Financing of the Lord of the Rings trilogy for New Line
  • Tax advice on production of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Last Samurai, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, and King Kong
  • Acting for Fisher & Paykel in respect of the acquisition of Farmers Holdings from Foodlands
  • Advice to Promina on its NZ $2.1 billion IPO
  • Advising on structured finance proposals
  • Counsel in CIR v Latimer; CIR v Auckland Gas, Edgewater Motel v CIR

  • New Zealand Herald - Contributor to Prime Assets Property Question & Answer series 
  • New Zealand Law Journal - Tax Updates - Co-author
Direct Dial: + 64 9 977 5024
Mobile: + 64 21 333 618
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