Alastair Gilchrist
practice background
I am a lawyer with over 35 years’ experience mainly in private practice acting for clients and SMEs throughout the Wellington, Hutt Valley, Porirua and Kapiti regions. For many years I have specialised in the following areas:
- Property (Conveyancing) Transactions
- Business transactions
- Trusts and Asset Protection
- Wills and Elder Law
- Estate Administration
- Relationship Property Agreements
These practice areas are general headings only and I elaborate on the legal services I offer my clients in the services section of this site. I set up my legal practice in July 2015. Being a sole practitioner brings its own unique challenges and I am enjoying the freedom I have to practise law in a more independent environment. I was previously employed as a consultant with Gillespie Young Watson in Lower Hutt. Prior to joining Gillespie Young Watson I was a partner in Rowse Partners, a long standing Petone law firm, for approximately 21 years until it merged with Gillespie Young Watson in April 2012. In an earlier stage of my legal career I was employed as an associate with the national law firm Kensington Swan.
Education
OTAGO UNIVERSITY
LL.B, 1973-78
Memberships
• Member, NZ Law Society, 1979 to the present time
• Member, Royal Wellington Golf Club
• Member, Bach Choir of Wellington
• Member, Choral Federation of New Zealand
Bar Admission
• Admission to the Bar, 1978