Rose Clements
Partner
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Auckland
Bio
Rose Clements specialises in retirement village and aged care law, advising on the development, operation and regulatory compliance of villages and care facilities. She acts for both operators and statutory supervisors on a wide range of matters, including compliance documentation, financing and security sharing arrangements, operational issues, and dispute resolution.
She began her career in New Zealand at a specialist retirement village law firm, where she was involved in transitioning villages from the Securities Act regime to the Retirement Villages Act 2003 regime, giving her a strong grounding in the legislative framework that continues to regulate the sector today. Rose then spent over a decade in the corporate team of a leading offshore law firm in London and the Channel Islands before returning to New Zealand in 2022, bringing extensive international experience to her sector focused practice
Rose is Anthony Harper's Sustainability Partner.
Recognition
Qualifications
- LLM Hons, LLB Hons, BA – University of Auckland
- Certificate in Sustainable Finance – University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
- Admitted in New Zealand – 2006
Work highlights
- Acted in the preparation of compliance documents for the registration of new retirement villages, including the recent registration of a 200+ unit village aimed at the growing population of Asian New Zealanders - working with the client to provide for elements of communal living in the occupation right agreements.
- Advised operators in relation to complaints and dispute resolution.
- Advised on retirement village financing, and statutory supervisor security sharing arrangements.
- Advised on retirement village sales and acquisitions.
- Advised on the implementation of the new Incorporated Societies Act 2022.
- Provided pro-bono advice to a local health clinic, and to a charitable organisation that provides housing to older New Zealanders.
