Personal & Business Lawyers
with a Difference
At Knapps it’s all about you, our people, and finding the best legal solutions to meet your needs. We’re here to make it easy: giving you straightforward, jargon-free advice, without it costing the earth. Get in touch or come in for a chat, we look forward to meeting you.
WE ARE HERE TO HELP
PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS
We understand the big things in life can be hard. It is our job to help make them easier. So whether you need to make a will, buy a property, resolve an employment dispute or anything in between, we’re here to help.
WE ARE HERE TO HELP
BUSINESSES
We can offer you choices to suit your needs. Whether you are buying or selling commercial property, have employee issues or almost anything else. There’s not a lot we don’t know about doing business in this town!
STANDING OUT FROM THE REST
WHY YOU SHOULD CHOOSE US
OUR
SPECIALITIES
Our firm has been structured in a way that our legal people practice in set areas of the law. Our people do not dabble in areas outside their specialities, so when dealing with someone from our firm, you can be assured of getting a true specialist.
OUR
PEOPLE
Our firm culture is relaxed, down to earth and informal. We are like minded individuals which instantly makes for a very friendly environment. We genuinely care about our clients and take providing timely and accurate legal advice seriously.
REGIONAL
PRESENCE
Knapps Lawyers merged with local firms Hunter Ralfe and Kennedy & Associates in 2013. Not only has the merger increased the resources of the firm, it has given us a truly regional focus with offices in Nelson, Richmond and Motueka.
BENEFIT FROM
FIXED FEES, NO SURPRISES
We understand that uncertainty about legal fees can be a huge worry for clients. We have tried to take some of that worry away by offering different ways of pricing our services.
Fixed Fees
We are able to offer fixed fees on some of our core services including Wills, EPOA and some residential conveyancing and Trust work. Please refer to the specific Service Page for pricing.
Estimated Fees
For services that do not fall into the fixed fee bracket, we will give you our best estimate once we have taken your full instructions and agreed with you what work needs to be done. We will review that estimate regularly with you and advise you if we think it is going to be exceeded.
Stage Pricing
For ongoing matters such as large commercial transactions and some dispute resolution, we can discuss with you a price for each stage of the job before moving onto the next stage.
Hourly Rate
For some complex matters including most litigation, our fees will be charged as set out in Our Knapps Service Promise but we will do our best to give you an indication of the likely overall cost.
INTERESTING & IMPORTANT INFO
KNAPPS NEWS
With the ever-changing world, and skyrocketing prices of housing, more and more people in New Zealand/Aotearoa are looking to purchase property outside of the traditional…
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The change of seasons has ushered in some exciting developments at Knapps. First, we are delighted to announce the promotion of one of our Senior…
A new Trusts Act came into effect on 30 July 2019. This is a major change in the law for New Zealand as the new…
There are few surprises in the government’s 2018 Budget presented on 17 May, the first from Minister of Finance, the Hon Grant Robertson. To read…
We outline the upcoming changes, announced on 25 January, which include modifications to the 90-day trial period, the restoration of rest periods and collective bargaining.…
WE’RE SURE YOU’LL LOVE US
WHAT OTHER’S SAY
Orange Residential Homes Ltd
Orange Building Group Ltd and Orange Residential Homes Ltd have used Knapps Lawyers for many years, and as a result, Knapps know our businesses well. The team at Knapps Lawyers have always been professional and knowledgeable within the sectors that our business relates and provide an economic, exemplary effective and friendly service. To be the best you must employ the best. We would recommend Knapps Lawyers.
Orange Residential Homes Ltd is a dynamic, locally owned business and is one of the oldest Group Building companies in the region. Orange Residential Homes Ltd, provides all the benefits of scale but not the costs of a franchise. Having built over 1200 complete homes throughout the Nelson Tasman region, we have an enviable reputation for quality and value.
First National Real Estate
Dealing on a daily basis with law firms right throughout the region, we are continually impressed with the way our clients are looked after, and the professional, organised, and courteous manner that is the culture of Knapps Lawyers. Always a pleasure to work alongside your team Gary.
Kahurangi Estate Ltd
We have been dealing with Knapp’s since they moved to their Richmond offices and have found they offer a seamless “one stop” legal shop from conveyancing through to litigation. We at some time have used most of their services and have always been very satisfied with the results achieved.
Kahurangi is a Nelson based family winery which also has a growing international wine portfolio which it distributes throughout New Zealand.
Kidson Construction
Knapps have represented our family and commercial entities for over 40 years. They have been very effective in progressing our interests across a broad range of legal work.
Mitre 10 MEGA Nelson
The team at Knapps have always treated us with the utmost respect and professionalism while being most welcoming and friendly. We have been very grateful for their competent service in smoothly assisting us through what could potentially have been a stressful time. They give us confidence that no detail is overlooked, that we are valued and we are in good hands.
Many thanks to the Knapps team.
Ching Contracting Ltd
Deborah and I have been clients of Knapps for over 25 years and in that time Knapps have provided us with the best service that we have received from any other professional service provider, we have dealt with Knapps on a personal level and also they have provided us with legal advice as our business interests have grown, I have no problem in saying that a big part of our success is the invaluable advice that Ian Turner and the team at Knapps have provided us over the last 20 years that we have owned Ching Contracting Ltd.
Knapps is the only profession service provider that I really enjoy visiting as not only are they the top of their field for legal services but they are just a great bunch of people to deal with.
