Cooper & Co has merged with Sievwrights Law, Wellington. The Johnsonville office it used to run at 120 Johnsonville Road has closed, and legal services now run from the Wellington office at 26 Brandon Street in the CBD. The firm can be reached on (04) 473 7713 or at law@sievwrights.co.nz.
The services listed include buying and selling residential property, refinancing, estate administration, wills and enduring powers of attorney. The firm also advises on transfers of rental property into a company, occupation rights for retirement villages, and small subdivisions. Janet Williams, who was principal at Cooper & Co, has retired. John Porter is principal of Sievwrights Law, and Karen McIlwee, a registered legal executive, continues to work with clients. Open Locally counts one other lawyer listing within a kilometre, Costa Varuhas & Co, about 1.0 km away.