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Contact Details

richard.burtt@meareswilliams.co.nz

T: +64 3 379 0059
M:  021 331 383
F:  +64 3 366 6299

Qualifications:
LLB(Hons)
University of Canterbury

Fellow, Institute of Directors NZ
Fellow, NZ Institute of Management
Fellow, Australasian College of Notaries

Admitted: 1972

Richard Burtt
Partner, Notary Public

Richard is a Notary Public and an experienced practitioner advising clients in business and private matters.  His expertise is in business law, commercial, rural & residential property, trusts, estates and succession planning. Richard holds directorships in two commercial property investment companies and is trustee of a number of trusts with diverse and significant commercial interests.

Richard has experience in High Court, District Court and at tribunal levels.

Richard is a past chairman of the Institute of Directors (Canterbury), a past member of the National Council of the Institute of Directors and a past member of the Canterbury Law Society Council.

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


Richard's areas of practice:

  • Business law
  • Property - commercial, residential & rural
  • Asset protection/trusts

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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