Lauren Simpson

She specialises in various areas including trusts, estate administration, Occupation Rights Agreements, wills and enduring powers of attorney.

Lauren graduated from the University of Canterbury in 2013 with a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts majoring in History. With over 10 years of legal experience, Lauren has developed her legal expertise working for law firms in Christchurch, Wellington, and Dunedin before returning home to Christchurch and joining Saunders Robinson Brown in September 2025.

Lauren has had industry experience advising in a variety of legal work with a particular focus on property law both residential and commercial, company law matters, relationship property, estate planning and elder law.

Lauren enjoys building strong rapport and working closely with her clients to fully understand their legal requirements and providing advice that best suits their needs.

Notable Experience

• Advising on appropriate ownership structures for estate planning purposes

• Advising on trust structuring and administration matters

• Advising on the transfer of personal property to trusts

• Reviewing and advising on existing trust structures

• Advising clients following the enactment of the Trusts Act 2019

• Preparing and advising on wills and enduring powers of attorney

• Advising clients in various occupation right agreement structures

Affiliations

• Member of New Zealand Law Society

• Volunteer for Age Concern Canterbury