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Contact Details

gpr@meareswilliams.co.nz

T: +64 3 379 0059
M:  021 044 9823
F:  +64 3 366 6299

Qualifications:
LLB University of Canterbury

Admitted: 1979

Gerard Richardson
Partner

Gerard is a senior private client advisor focusing on property, trust and estate planning matters. He has extensive experience in town and rural conveyancing and has long association with many farming families in Canterbury, including Banks Peninsula.

Gerard has been legal advisor for significant land subdivision developments in Christchurch. He is also a professional trustee for many client trusts, advises small and medium sized businesses and incorporated societies on commercial matters.

Recent projects include:

  • Restructuring and financing for an incorporated society on a proposed major transaction.
  • Advisor and trustee for his many family trusts and companies
  • Development and completion of a land subdivision


Gerard's areas of practice:

  • Property - rural, residential and commercial
  • Relationships property
  • Asset protection/trusts
  • Succession planning
  • Business advice

Meares Williams Lawyers - When it Matters


Partners:
Richard Burtt
Richard Gray
Simon Johnston
Julian Moran
Gerard Richardson

Associates:
Roger Brown
Lucy Richards

Solicitors:
Vanessa Harpur
Julie Hawthorn
Mary Johnston

Legal Executives:
Sandra Moore
Isabel Tweedy

Legal Administrators:
Annette Belcher
Pam Bell
Chris Kostarelis
Vanessa Moses
Linda Munro
Katherine Ryan

General Manager:
Ann Hogan

Financial &
Administration:
Tracey Cooper
Rachael Holder
Justine Jellyman