Background
Kate Webster has established herself as a hard-working, empathetic professional. Prior to being admitted in 2021, Kate worked in our construction and building disputes team. Since then she has become a valued member of the trusts and estates team and was elevated to senior solicitor in December 2023. She enjoys mentoring junior lawyers and collaborating with the team and wider firm.
As part of the trusts team, Kate has gained experience in family trusts, asset planning, estates and charitable trusts. She’s particularly interested in the fair treatment of the elderly – she wrote her dissertation on legal issues around elder care and entry into aged care facilities.
Kate’s empathy, communication skills and dedication to her clients are clear in everything she does. As she works to further develop her legal knowledge and professional skills, serving her clients and the wider community is top of mind.
Expertise
- Elder Care Arrangements – including Occupation Right Agreements and entry into retirement villages
- Personal Asset Planning and Structuring – including Wills, Advance Directives and Enduring Powers of Attorney (and providing advice on the same)
- Family Trusts – including review, establishment and administration
- Charitable Trusts – including review, establishment and administration
- Estate Administration
Specialisations
Trust & Asset PlanningProfessional Development
Professional Memberships
- Auckland Women Lawyers’ Association (AWLA)
Qualifications
- LLB (Hon) – University of Auckland
- Admitted 2021
- LLB (Honours) – completed in 2020, with a dissertation on the analysis of New Zealand’s residential aged care framework: “Are we doing enough to protect our elderly population from abuse?”
