Put the right resolutions in place for key company actions

That depends on the type of decision being made and what your existing company documents require. Common examples include issuing shares, approving changes in governance, documenting director decisions, or recording shareholder approval for a significant step. In some cases, board approval is enough. In others, shareholder approval is also needed. Part of this service is working out the correct document path for the action you are taking, so the paperwork matches the company's structure rather than relying on a generic precedent.

We usually need the company name and details, the decision being approved, who the current directors and shareholders are, and any existing constitution or shareholder agreement that affects approvals. If the resolutions relate to shares, we may also need details about the proposed issue, transfer or ownership change. Completion steps can depend on the company records and any existing shareholder arrangements, so incomplete or inconsistent records can affect what needs to be prepared and in what order.

Once we have the key details, we assess what approvals and documents are likely to be needed for the specific company action. We then prepare the relevant resolutions and provide instructions on execution and record-keeping. Where the matter involves sequencing, such as one approval needing to happen before another step, we explain that clearly. This service is about the paperwork and process for the stated decision. It is not full transaction management, so if a broader deal is underway, other legal work may need to sit alongside the resolutions.

Yes. Delays often come from missing company records, uncertainty about who must approve the decision, or existing shareholder arrangements that add extra consent steps. If the company's records are outdated, the first step may be confirming what is currently on file before finalising the resolutions. Completion may also depend on corporate records and approvals being available when needed. We can help identify the likely sequence, but third-party actions and internal sign-off timing are outside Sprintlaw's control.

Often yes, but the answer depends on how much additional work is needed. If records are incomplete, inconsistent, or missing key approvals from earlier steps, there may be extra work before fresh resolutions can be prepared safely. Likewise, a more complex restructure may require more than a standard set of resolutions, especially where there are multiple entities, changing ownership positions, or existing shareholder rights to consider. We can review the position and let you know whether the fixed-fee service is suitable or whether a broader scope is needed.

Just submit an enquiry via this page or click the 'get started' button on our website to submit an enquiry. After you've submitted an enquiry, one of our legal consultants will review your enquiry within 1 business day and get in touch to get a better idea of exactly what you are looking for.

Then your legal consultant will send through an email with a bit more information about the services you need, along with a fixed fee quote setting out costs, scope of the service and timing. Have a read through it, and if you're happy with the scope, you can accept and sign our engagement letter online - easy!

Once you've formally accepted, we'll connect you with a specialist lawyer and they will work with you to complete your project. They will contact you by email or phone if they need to get in touch.

Sprintlaw works on fixed-fee pricing wherever possible, so you can review the scope and cost before you decide whether to proceed. For the Board And Shareholder Resolutions Pack service, pricing starts from $900.00.

After you enquire, a legal consultant will confirm what is included, the expected timing and whether any extra work is needed before you engage us.

We operate completely online, which means we can help you wherever you are in New Zealand. We have office spaces in Sydney, and in Melbourne, but our use of technology allows our team members to work remotely from around the world. Our legal team are mostly based in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth. We also have a London office for Sprintlaw UK.

Our legal team is made up of experienced lawyers, who are specialists in various areas of law and hold an Australian legal practising certificate. None of our Sprintlaw lawyers are New Zealand qualified lawyers and they do not currently hold a New Zealand practising certificate.

They provide legal services working remotely from Australia via our 'legal consultancy' model, through which (under section 6 and section 35 of the New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006) our Australian legal team are permitted to provide legal services to New Zealand businesses provided they do not provide services in certain 'reserved' areas of law. You can read our FAQ page to learn a bit more about our 'legal consultancy' model.

Given the strong similarities between Australian and New Zealand law, and the areas of law in which we practice (being small business and startup law), we do not view the fact that our lawyers have not qualified in New Zealand as having any substantive impact on the quality of our service. We are committed to ensuring that we provide high quality, affordable legal services to all our New Zealand clients.

Our legal team have all trained at leading firms, but have left the traditional corporate law world to join us on our mission to create a new and better way of delivering legal services. They have specialist expertise in technology law, intellectual property law, contract drafting and review, corporate law and commercial law.