Who are we

Norm Scott started his own firm practising as Norm Scott Lawyer in 2001, after twenty years as an employee and later partner in firms in Invercargill and Timaru.

​Norm has had extensive experience in the District and High Courts conducting civil and criminal litigation, both as defence counsel and a Crown prosecutor, and also in the Family Court, where he still makes regular appearances. This background is an excellent resource for clients who need advice that may have to be tested in court.

​Norm has acted as a court appointed mediator in numerous family law cases as well as mediator in private family and commercial disputes. Norm still takes Family Court appointments as lawyer for children and to represent the subject person under the Protection of Property and Personal Rights Act. 

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Contact us

Vanessa and Norm work as a team to ensure that clients’ matters are attended to in a timely and efficient manner. ​Vanessa Smillie has been Norm’s legal executive, secretary and administrative assistant since the beginning of the firm. 

Services

Since starting his own firm, Norm has established a general practice in the
​following areas:
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• Buying and selling a house (including kiwisaver and HomeStart Grant)
• Refinancing 
• Buying and Selling a business
• Employment
• Family law and disputes about the care of children
• Estate Planning
• Administration of Deceased estates
• Relationship Property
• Retirement Villages (including occupational right agreements)
• Trusts
• Wills and Enduring Powers of Attorney
• Mediation of disputes (Associate member of Arbitrators and Mediators Institute)​