Gillespie Young Watson, known as GYW, is a law firm at 10 Hutt Road in Petone, Lower Hutt. It has moved to this address from its earlier base. The firm serves clients in Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt and the Wellington CBD. Its work is in four specialist areas: trust and estate, property, commercial, and ElderLaw for people nearing or in retirement. The trust and estate team sets up trusts, prepares wills and enduring powers of attorney, and helps with estate administration. The property team handles buying and selling homes and commercial property, leases, unit titles, subdivisions and easements. A separate conveyancing brand, HomeLegal, handles residential house purchases and sales. The commercial team works on contracts, business sales and purchases, share acquisitions, company formation and partnerships.
Customers' views are mixed. One says the firm handles estates poorly and does not put things clearly in writing. Another says the team is well worth knowing when a lawyer is needed. The website says the firm starts with each client's perspective, and that its lawyers combine experience with a practical approach to problems. The nearest listing is HomeLegal, which is part of the same firm, and no other nearby lawyer is listed. For someone in Petone or the wider Hutt Valley who needs help with a trust, a will or a property sale, the firm offers those services under one name.