Kris joined Parry Field in 2002 and is a leader in our impact and corporate team. He regularly advises on entity structuring, impact ventures, charity law matters, acquisitions, intellectual property ownership and licensing, software agreements, services agreements and joint venture agreements, as well as solvency issues affecting business operations. Complementing this, Kris also supports the leaders of our migrant team, which assists a range of commercial, property and private client matters along with overseas investment into New Zealand as well as immigration matters.
Kris acts for many charities and impact focused entities, assisting with a range of issues including property matters, drafting of constitutions, trust deeds and operational rules, incorporation, charitable registration and schedule 32 applications. He also represents many schools, and has particular expertise in the framework that governs state integrated schools in New Zealand, and on the responsibilities of schools under the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act and the Human Rights Act.
Kris frequently provides expert opinion and advice on curly questions that arise for Parry Field Lawyers’ Clients. He has written on New Zealand environmental and property law, and has tutored in Contract Law at Victoria University of Wellington and Tort Law and Land Law at the University of Canterbury.
Kris is a director of the Charity Law Association of Australia and New Zealand and was previously a board member of Digital Future Aotearoa. He served previously as chair of the Christian Education Network in Christchurch and as chair of the Emmanuel Christian School Board of Trustees. He is also actively involved in his church.
Kris and his wife, Louise, have six children and are kept busy in their ‘spare’ time running around after them.
