Harmans
Property • Family • Bank/Finance Law Firm
About Harmans
Harmans is a New Zealand law firm in Canterbury. We hold 26 NZ Law Society register entries for Harmans; 26 with a current practising certificate; 7 list Property as an area of practice; admitted between 1982 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, family, bank/finance and other areas as areas of practice.
Each lawyer's NZ Law Society registration can be verified via the lawyer's profile below. LawyerFinder NZ is a directory; we do not provide legal advice. Contact the firm directly to discuss your matter.
Harmans on the NZ Law Society register
- Offices
- Canterbury
- Register entries we hold
- 26
- Practising certificates
- 26 — 26 Barrister & Solicitor
- Roles on the register
- 15 Employee, 11 Partner
- Admitted
- between 1982 and 2025; median 18 years since admission
- Courts of admission
- Christchurch High Court (20), Dunedin High Court (2), Auckland High Court (1)
- Areas of practice listed
- Property (7), Family (4), Bank/Finance (2), Company/Commercial (2), Employment (2)
- Law Society section memberships
- Property Law (14), Family Law (7) — 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 Harmans? ▾
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 Harmans 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 Harmans? ▾
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 Harmans 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 Harmans? ▾
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 Harmans 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 Harmans? ▾
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 Harmans 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 Harmans
26 register entries we hold, senior roles first, then alphabetical. Not a ranking.
- Alan William Prescott · Partner · Christchurch Bank/Finance, Company/Commercial, Property
- Amy Melissa Hyland · Partner · Christchurch Property
- Colin David Abernethy · Partner · Christchurch Family
- Harriet Chamberlain Daley · Partner · Christchurch Family
- Jeremy John Daley · Partner · Christchurch Family
- Jessica Ruth Marshall · Partner · Christchurch Property
- Mark Daniel Sherry · Partner · Christchurch Property
- Mary Kate Crimp · Partner · Christchurch No areas listed
- Melissa Jane Borcoski · Partner · Christchurch No areas listed
- Rebecca Alice Kettle · Partner · Christchurch No areas listed
- Rebecca Louise Banks · Partner · Christchurch No areas listed
- Amy Margaret Campbell · Employee · Christchurch No areas listed
- Ashleigh Marie Macdonald-Baker · Employee · Christchurch No areas listed
- Brian Richard Dennis Burke · Employee · Christchurch No areas listed
- Catherine Ann Gilvray · Employee · Christchurch No areas listed
- Christopher John Charles Simpson · Employee · Christchurch Property
- Hebe-Jane Haughey · Employee · Christchurch No areas listed
- Isabella Anne Gibson · Employee · Christchurch No areas listed
- Kate Elizabeth Loveridge · Employee · Christchurch No areas listed
- Kathryn Marcia Fox · Employee · Christchurch Property
- Matthew Seymour Acland Gualter · Employee · Christchurch Family
- Mikayla Hope Hughes · Employee · Christchurch No areas listed
- Nicholas Matthew Grant Wilson · Employee · Christchurch Civil Litigation, Employment
- Sam Daniel Girvan Sherry · Employee · Christchurch No areas listed
Show all 26 register entries
- Thomas James Hutchison · Employee
- Victoria Maree Agnew · Employee
Firm Information
📍 Office Locations
- • Canterbury, New Zealand
👥 Legal Team
26 register entries we hold
⚖️ Practice Areas
11 areas listed by its lawyers on the register
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We hold 26 NZ Law Society register entries for Harmans, in Canterbury. Its lawyers list Property, Family, Bank/Finance among their areas of practice.
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Data sourced from the New Zealand Law Society register . LawyerFinder NZ is a directory and lead-generation service; we do not provide legal advice.