Marks & Worth Lawyers

Marks & Worth Lawyers is a New Zealand law firm based in Dunedin. According to its official website, it describes itself as "a Dunedin-based team of lawyers and IP specialists that provides specialist legal services and practical, human advice across a range of Civil Law areas." The firm positions itself around transparent, efficient and expertly-informed advice, and it presents its practice as combining general civil law work with a particular specialism in intellectual property. The firm's advertised practice areas include Family Law, Intellectual Property Law, Commercial Law, Property Law, Wills and Estates, Trusts, Enduring Power of Attorney, Overseas Investment and Notary Public services. This mix indicates a general practice with a strong intellectual property and private-client component, rather than a purely commercial or litigation-focused firm. A distinctive feature of the brand is its name: the website notes, with some humour, that "there's no one here called Marks or Worth," presenting the name as a brand identity rather than a reference to named partners. The firm also publishes insights for clients; one highlighted article discusses the dilemma of the divorced painter and how intellectual property rights, including copyright in an artist's paintings, may be treated as relationship property on separation, referencing guidance from the Court of Appeal. Marks & Worth Lawyers is recorded in Wikidata as a law firm in New Zealand. It operates as a private professional services firm and serves clients in New Zealand, with its practice centred on Dunedin.

Marks & Worth Lawyers is a New Zealand law firm based in Dunedin. Publicly available evidence about the firm is limited to its own website and a Wikidata entry identifying it as a law firm in New Zealand; detailed founding dates, named partners and ownership history are not provided in the supplied sources. The firm presents itself on its website as "a Dunedin-based team of lawyers and IP specialists that provides specialist legal services and practical, human advice across a range of Civil Law areas." Its practice is organised around a set of advertised service areas: Family Law, Intellectual Property Law, Commercial Law, Property Law, Wills and Estates, Trusts, Enduring Power of Attorney, Overseas Investment and Notary Public. This range suggests a general civil practice with a notable intellectual property specialism and a private-client focus. The firm's name is a brand device rather than a list of named partners. Its website states plainly that "there's no one here called Marks or Worth," adding that they "sound like the sort of people you'd want to work with though, right?" This self-aware, conversational tone is part of how the firm presents itself to clients. Marks & Worth also publishes client-facing insights. One highlighted article, "The dilemma of the divorced painter," discusses how intellectual property rights should be dealt with when a couple separates, noting that New Zealand's Court of Appeal has provided guidance on whether copyright in an artist's paintings is relationship property and how that property should be dealt with between the parties. This illustrates the firm's stated focus on intellectual property and its intersection with family law. The firm lists affiliations on its website, indicating membership of or association with professional bodies, though the specific affiliations are not detailed in the supplied evidence. As of the available evidence, Marks & Worth Lawyers operates as a private law firm serving clients in New Zealand from its Dunedin base.

A Dunedin-based team of lawyers and IP specialists providing specialist legal services and practical, human advice across a range of civil law areas, with transparent, efficient and expertly-informed advice.

• Family Law

  Family law services; the firm's website markets this area with the line 'Less crime thriller more form filler.'

• Intellectual Property Law

  Intellectual property law services; marketed with the line 'Let's keep your shiny things safe.'

• Commercial Law

  Commercial law services listed among the firm's practice areas.

• Property Law

  Property law services; marketed with the line 'Monopoly. Without the go to jail bit.'

• Wills and Estates

  Wills and estates services listed among the firm's practice areas.

• Trusts

  Trusts services listed among the firm's practice areas.

• Enduring Power of Attorney

  Enduring Power of Attorney services listed among the firm's practice areas.

• Overseas Investment

  Overseas investment advice listed among the firm's practice areas.

• Notary Public

  Notary Public services listed among the firm's practice areas.

1. 1Dunedin Lawyers & IP Specialists | Marks & Worthmarksandworth.nz
2. 2Marks & Worth Lawyers - Wikidatawikidata.org