Downie Stewart
Property • Family • Company/Commercial Law Firm
About Downie Stewart
Downie Stewart is a New Zealand law firm in Otago. We hold 16 NZ Law Society register entries for Downie Stewart; 16 with a current practising certificate; 6 list Property as an area of practice; admitted between 1984 and 2024. 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, family, company/commercial and other areas as areas of practice.
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Downie Stewart on the NZ Law Society register
- Offices
- Otago
- Register entries we hold
- 16
- Practising certificates
- 16 — 16 Barrister & Solicitor
- Roles on the register
- 10 Employee, 6 Partner
- Admitted
- between 1984 and 2024; median 12 years since admission
- Courts of admission
- Dunedin High Court (13), Auckland High Court (1), Christchurch High Court (1)
- Areas of practice listed
- Property (6), Family (3), Company/Commercial (2), Trusts and Estates (2), Bank/Finance (1)
- Law Society section memberships
- Property Law (11), Family Law (3) — membership of a Law Society section, not a specialism.
Source: NZ Law Society register entries for lawyers at this practice, read 11 November 2026 – 12 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 Downie Stewart? ▾
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 Downie Stewart 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 Downie Stewart? ▾
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 Downie Stewart 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 Downie Stewart? ▾
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 Downie Stewart 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 Downie Stewart? ▾
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 Downie Stewart 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 Downie Stewart
16 register entries we hold, senior roles first, then alphabetical. Not a ranking.
- Gerard John De Courcy · Partner · Dunedin Family
- Jane Trina Fletcher · Partner · Dunedin Property
- Julia Margaret Oliver · Partner · Dunedin No areas listed
- Megan Lisa Bartlett · Partner · Dunedin No areas listed
- Paul Edwin Buckner · Partner · Dunedin Property
- Paul Malcolm Hubbard · Partner · Dunedin No areas listed
- Abhishek Gokulan Koormanthara · Employee · Dunedin No areas listed
- Colleen Heather Bain · Employee · Dunedin No areas listed
- Ella Julie Gaffney · Employee · Dunedin Family
- Jade Paula Dudley · Employee · Dunedin No areas listed
- Liam Nelson Johnston · Employee · Dunedin Civil Litigation, Family, Property
- Matthew Scott Haggart · Employee · Dunedin No areas listed
- Rebecca Penelope Ferigo · Employee · Dunedin Company/Commercial, Property
- Rebekah Elizabeth Mapson · Employee · Dunedin Property
- Siobhan Jessica Rastrick · Employee · Dunedin Bank/Finance, Company/Commercial, Employment
- Trudy Suzanne Lee · Employee · Dunedin No areas listed
Firm Information
📍 Office Locations
- • Otago, New Zealand
👥 Legal Team
16 register entries we hold
⚖️ Practice Areas
7 areas listed by its lawyers on the register
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We hold 16 NZ Law Society register entries for Downie Stewart, in Otago. Its lawyers list Property, Family, Company/Commercial among their areas of practice.
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