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Going the extra mile for happy clients

Base Lawyers specialise in the essential legal advice and documents which everyone needs during their lifetime, because we are passionate about helping everyday people. Thank you for sharing your experience, we appreciate your feedback.

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Rosie

“Our family has used Rosie for everything from wills and family trusts to house purchases and sales. I can absolutely recommend her, she is easy to deal with, communicates well, makes things simple and to top it off is a lovely person to work with.”

Tim Hawes
Julie

“Julie has acted as our lawyer for a number of years. She has represented our interests on property conveyancing i.e. purchasing, selling and also reviewing build and development contracts. Julie also helped us create our Wills and EPA with good advice on how we might structure them in a clear and concise manner. We have no hesitation in recommending Julie. We have found her to be professional, approachable, respectful and can easily explain ‘legal language’ In layman’s terms as well as responsive to our queries.”

Dawn & Steve
Suzie

“Suzie clearly delivered to myself and others a focused and friendly approach to all the issues presented to her. We had some older family member matters to resolve; Wills, Trust issues, License to Occupy, etc.. Suzie provided exceptional service, concise and sound advice which we accepted and followed through in the execution of the required legal documents. Suzie is professional, focused and pragmatic in providing intelligent legal solutions and recommendations.”

Jonathan W
Belinda

“We have employed the legal services of Belinda in several different capacities over a number of years. Belinda is astute, knowledgeable and respectful, always ensuring that we fully understand all relevant avenues and implications to the matters being dealt with. We have always found Belinda to be so easy to relate to and genuinely concerned for our best interests. Belinda is our legal go to and we absolutely recommend her to anyone seeking legal advice and guidance or work. We are so grateful for her.”

Nev Stott & Jacki Jensen
Julie

“I’m very appreciative of the legal advice and representation I have received from Julie. I have secured her services over the past eight years and she continues to exceed my expectations. Julie is always there to help swiftly and with a great degree of experience, knowledge and professionalism whenever I need her. I will continue to recommend her to clients, friends and family.”

Felicity
John Wiltshire

“I have known John Wiltshire for over 30 years. John has always been unfailingly helpful, has a constructive and insightful approach – not forgetting his great sense of humour.”

Helen Monckton
Rosie

“Rosie helped us with our wills and powers of attorney and she made it such an easy process for us. She gave us a lot of advice and explained different ways we could do it, all along with a friendly professionalism. I cannot recommend her enough and will definitely be using her services in the future.”

Julian & Malin Dimech
Suzie

“Suzie has a natural ability to put clients at ease, build trust and show compassion. She was patient and thorough while reviewing our parents’ affairs, setting up wills and enduring powers of attorney. She explained complicated jargon into understandable language providing sound advice which we acted upon. Suzie treated us as part of her family and we’re very happy to recommend her to anyone needing caring legal services.”

Murray Courtier
Toni

“Toni at Base Law was very easy to work with and answered every big or small question we had in mind especially with being a first home buyer, she made every step smooth and simple. All round lovely to work with aswell.”

Akenese Tulouna
Jane

“Jane was sincere and informative. She was prompt and so easy to talk to. Thank you!”

Wendy Hunt
Nicholas

“Thank you Nicholas for the great service you provided Extreme Plumbing & Gas with a business/legal dispute. From the start I appreciated your very professional approach and great communication. You made the entire process very easy and stress free. It really made a difference how you were always responsive to my calls or emails. I cannot recommend you enough.”

Ollie Andrew
John Wiltshire

“John Wiltshire has guided and assisted us with a wide range of legal work for the past 35 years. He has a warm personable demeanour and keeps us fully informed in a professional manner.”

Sandie & Geoff MacLeod-Smith
Belinda

“Belinda has been amazing, we can’t thank her enough. Everytime we need her she has hit the ground running and delivered. We cannot recommend her more.”

Dan & Sarah Lewington
Jane

“Jane really helped me cut through the emotional distress and confusion I was feeling and focus on the practical resolution of the issue through the legal system that I was unsure how to approach. I really appreciated the combination of Jane’s expert knowledge and skills, the transparency in services and associated costs provided upfront, as well as the compassion I felt in our interactions.”

Giuliana Tarascio
Che

“We worked closely with Che through the process of buying our first home, as well as selling, and then buying our second. Che kept us completely up to date throughout the entire process, every time, and there we no surprises of shocks along the way! Highly recommended.”

Kelly Jepsen
Toni

“Toni has been wonderful and made each experience with her super easy and straigt forward.”

Terryn Coffey
Che

“Recently sold and purchased a home with the assistance of Che. Che was first class to deal with, he made the process very smooth and simple, ironing out the inevitable challenges, going out of his way to help us through all the details. I Highly recommend Che and look forward to receiving his help in the future.”

Linda Gill
Belinda

“Belinda has been my solicitor for over 7 years now and I couldn’t recommend her enough. Her attention to detail, and willingness to go the extra mile has always been above and beyond my expectations. Belinda has been an excellent and supportive lawyer throughout our 7 years together and has always been honest, hard-working, and willing to help whenever I have needed her. I highly recommend using Belinda, you won’t be disappointed.”

Gareth Rattray
Rosie

“Rosie, thank you again for the amazing support you have given us through this process. It has been an overwhelming, exciting, scary process but also an amazing learning curve for us – and it has been a much more enjoyable process having you on our team and going the extra mile where you have! You will be highly recommended to anyone we know looking at a trustworthy, friendly, efficient and professional lawyer.”

Jenna Taituha
Georgina

“Georgina worked with us to write and update our wills. She offered guidance, answered all our questions and made the experience a calm and pleasant one. Georgina was flexible with meeting times, working around us and our busy life with kids – which was very much appreciated. She was open with communication, kept us up-to-date with the process and provided great advice.”

Courtney Stewart
Rosie

“Rosie was compassionate and thoughtful. She did not approach the issues with only “lawyer talk”, but as a sensitive human. We had complete confidence we were dealing with someone who really understood what she was doing. Professionally, as an accountant, I have dealt with many solicitors. I can say, based on my experience, that Rosie is a top practitioner.”

Rob Saunders
Suzie

“Suzie it has been a god send having you represent the family. Your assistance during the hardest of times during the lockdown period is invaluable. I will definitely employ your services for any legal matters that should arise, and recommend you to everyone that I know.”

Poe Tamaiti
John Appleby

“We have worked with John Appleby for nearly 2 years. In that time he has been extremely helpful in guiding us through a complicated and often delicate legal process. He has consistently offered sound, well-reasoned and pragmatic advice. In the face of a number of frustrations, he has remained steadfast in his commitment to moving our case towards a resolution with skill and patience. We feel extremely fortunate to have found John and would not hesitate in recommending his services.”

Andrew Gibson
Stacey

“We have utilized Stacey’s legal expertise for a number of years for numerous property transactions. She is excellent to work with, has a great understanding of all legal requirements for a variety of different transaction’s relating to property. We have recommended her services to friends and family. The feedback from them has also been very positive.”

Brendon Poole & Nikki Cliffe
Kate

“Thank you Kate for all your help getting the settlement sorted out for us. We really appreciated your professionalism and patience and the way you took care of any queries and things we had no idea about.”

Allan Turnbull
Kate

“We’re ever so grateful for all Kate’s support and patience during these challenging and very exciting period of our lives. Most definitely Kate made this journey of ours much easier and for that we thank her so much.”

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