Emily Holdaway
Director

BA (Spanish) / LLB
Year of Admission: 2012

Joined Kemps Weir Lawyers in 2016

Expertise

• Wills, Estates and Powers of Attorney 
• Trusts
• Property and Development

Contact Information

P: +64 9 525 4599
M: +64 21 029 61206
E: emily@kempsweir.co.nz

Assistant: Donna Shaw
P: +64 9 525 4959
E: donna@kempsweir.co.nz

• Advising clients in respect of estate and asset planning, including: wills and enduring powers of attorney; advising clients in respect of signing occupation licence agreements and moving onto retirement villages; advising on the use of a family trust and discussing and considering residential care subsidies.

• Deceased estates, including: applications for probate / letters of administration; reseal of probate and supporting and advising executors with estate administration.

• Trust attendances, including: forming / resettling / winding up family trusts; changes of trustee; exclusion and appointments of beneficiaries and advice and attendances relating to Trusts Act 2019.

• Residential property / conveyancing, including: refinances, sale and purchases of residential property; advising clients on “off-the-plans” purchases and negotiating amendments to developers’ agreements and making KiwiSaver applications for first home purchasers.

“My partner and I recently brought our first home in August with the help of Kemps Weir Lawyers. After dealing with real-estate agents & banks we were pretty stressed out and confused by all the jargon that was being used. I reached out to Emily to get advice as to what I needed to do, and from that very moment everything became so easy. She was always very clear and precise with her information and made regular contact throughout the whole process. Both my partner and I felt really looked after especially when Emily took the time to work around our work schedules. Emily Kempkers was an absolute dream to deal with and I highly recommend her to anyone that requires legal help.”

H Wall
Private Client

“As a first-home buyer I was a bit nervous about tackling all the steps that went with buying a home but Emily made the process so easy. Every question I had was answered promptly and professionally. What I thought was going to be a stressful process ended up going so smoothly and that was due to Emily’s support. Thank you so much for all your help.”

L.S
Private Client

“In regard to dealing with Kemps Weir I would recommend them to any new clients. We have recently changed to them and have been very impressed with the professional approach to all our legal needs. Our lawyer, Emily Kempkers has been excellent.”

C Bredesen
Private Client