Corcoran French
Property • Trusts and Estates • Family Law Firm
About Corcoran French
Corcoran French is a New Zealand law firm in Canterbury, West Coast. We hold 38 NZ Law Society register entries for Corcoran French; 38 with a current practising certificate; 10 list Property as an area of practice; admitted between 1987 and 2025. These are the lawyers the register names at this practice when we read it; the firm may list others under a different practice name or branch. Its lawyers list property, trusts and estates, family and other areas as areas of practice.
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Corcoran French on the NZ Law Society register
- Offices
- Canterbury (23), Greymouth (6), Kaiapoi (9)
- Register entries we hold
- 38
- Practising certificates
- 38 — 38 Barrister & Solicitor
- Roles on the register
- 24 Employee, 14 Partner
- Admitted
- between 1987 and 2025; median 12 years since admission
- Courts of admission
- Christchurch High Court (29), Auckland High Court (2), Dunedin High Court (2)
- Areas of practice listed
- Property (10), Trusts and Estates (5), Family (4), Company/Commercial (3), Civil Litigation (2)
- Law Society section memberships
- Property Law (24), Family Law (6) — membership of a Law Society section, not a specialism.
Source: NZ Law Society register entries for lawyers at this practice, read 11 November 2026. Counts are entries we hold, not the firm's headcount. Areas are chosen by each lawyer; the Law Society does not accredit them. LawyerFinder is not affiliated with the NZ Law Society.
Areas of Practice
Frequently asked questions
How much does a property lawyer cost at Corcoran French? ▾
Residential conveyancing is usually fixed-fee. A standard purchase runs $1,200 – $2,500; a sale $1,000 – $2,000. LINZ fees are additional disbursements: registering an instrument is $122 through Landonline and a title search $8 (LINZ, GST inclusive, checked 10 November 2026). For Corcoran French specifically, request a written engagement letter — fees vary by lawyer seniority and matter complexity. Use the contact details above to ask for a quote.
How much does a family lawyer cost at Corcoran French? ▾
Hourly rates typically run $250 – $500. Uncontested dissolution is commonly handled on a fixed fee of $1,500 – $3,000. Contested parenting or relationship-property matters move to hourly billing and can exceed $10,000 over the life of the matter. For Corcoran French specifically, request a written engagement letter — fees vary by lawyer seniority and matter complexity. Use the contact details above to ask for a quote.
How much does a business lawyer cost at Corcoran French? ▾
Hourly rates run $300 – $700, with senior commercial partners higher. Standard company formation is $800 – $1,500. Small-business sale and purchase transactions typically run $3,000 – $10,000 in legal fees per side. For Corcoran French specifically, request a written engagement letter — fees vary by lawyer seniority and matter complexity. Use the contact details above to ask for a quote.
How much does an employment lawyer cost at Corcoran French? ▾
Hourly rates run $250 – $500. Raising a personal grievance is commonly a $600 – $1,500 fixed fee. Mediation representation is $1,500 – $4,000. An ERA hearing typically runs $5,000 – $15,000 depending on complexity. For Corcoran French specifically, request a written engagement letter — fees vary by lawyer seniority and matter complexity. Use the contact details above to ask for a quote.
Lawyers at Corcoran French
38 register entries we hold, senior roles first, then alphabetical. Not a ranking.
- Ari James Barrow · Partner · Christchurch No areas listed
- Brett Peter Kilbride · Partner · Waimakariri No areas listed
- Delys Maree Brough · Partner · Christchurch No areas listed
- Geraldine Ann Biggs · Partner · Christchurch No areas listed
- Malavige Shehan Anthony de Silva · Partner · Christchurch Property
- Mark Stuart Henderson · Partner · Christchurch No areas listed
- Mathew James Munro · Partner · Christchurch No areas listed
- Michael Ross Bendall · Partner · Waimakariri No areas listed
- Michelle Jane Hansen · Partner · Waimakariri Property
- Rachael Beth Robertson · Partner · Christchurch Property
- Richard Anthony Hearn · Partner · Christchurch No areas listed
- Rowan Jill Aspros · Partner · Christchurch Property
- Ryan John Keen · Partner · Grey Property
- Stephen Andrew Jeffery · Partner · Christchurch Property
- Aasta Marie Greaney · Employee · Grey No areas listed
- Amy Sharon Allan · Employee · Christchurch No areas listed
- Charlotte Rose Perkins · Employee · Grey Family, Property, Trusts and Estates
- Christian David Pinkney · Employee · Christchurch No areas listed
- Christine Theresa Eastgate · Employee · Waimakariri Property
- Cole Ian-Gary Luxton · Employee · Grey No areas listed
- Courtney Rose Smythe · Employee · Waimakariri Company/Commercial, Property, Trusts and Estates
- Fahim Foysal Uddin · Employee · Waimakariri Company/Commercial, Property, Selling Real Estate
- Grace Sophia Aislabie · Employee · Christchurch ACC, Company/Commercial, Civil Litigation
- Helen Mary Wallace · Employee · Christchurch No areas listed
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- Jordan Mathew Figota · Employee
- Kathy May White · Employee
- Lorrin Courtney Currie · Employee
- Lucy Alice Roberts · Employee
- Matthew Ray Gibson · Employee
- Paris Cash Pope · Employee
- Rebecca Tracy Ryan · Employee
- Reyma Rica Cacho Hilaga · Employee
- Sarah Louise McDermid · Employee
- Suiqing Zhang · Employee
- Thomas Michael Hooker · Employee
- Toni Laura Dempsey · Employee
- Virginia Anne Nichols · Employee
- Zia Dubash Garcia · Employee
Firm Information
📍 Office Locations
- • Canterbury, New Zealand
- • West Coast, New Zealand
👥 Legal Team
38 register entries we hold
⚖️ Practice Areas
9 areas listed by its lawyers on the register
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We hold 38 NZ Law Society register entries for Corcoran French, in Canterbury and West Coast. Its lawyers list Property, Trusts and Estates, Family among their areas of practice.
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