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Jane has been practicing for a number of years and has a considerable experience in a wide variety of legal matters. Hailing from Taranaki she completed her legal studies at Victoria University before moving to Napier and eventually joining Bramwell Bate as a Senior Associate.
Jane specialises in the following areas of practice:
- Property including subdivisions
- Trusts
- Estates and succession planning
- Wills and Powers of Attorney
- Elder Law and Residential Care
Jane has a particular interest in:
- Assisting first home buyers
- Residential Conveyancing
- Assisting older clients
When not at work Jane enjoys tramping, cycling, and time with friends and family.
Senior Associate
Damandeep Sadhra
Damandeep is a Senior Associate in our family law and relationship property team. In addition to advising clients, she mentors our family law team and works alongside our Associates to grow our firm’s expertise in family law and relationship property matters. Damandeep brings nearly 15 years’ experience to the firm having joined us following almost five years in the family law team of a national law firm. Damandeep also spent ten years in South Auckland, including four years with a well-respected law firm who specialise in family law and legal aid matters across Auckland’s regional Family Courts.
She graduated from the University of Waikato in 2010 and completed her Master of Laws with First Class Honours in 2011.
Damandeep is a proud mum to three young children and is a keen traveller who makes the most of any opportunity to travel both within New Zealand and overseas to visit family and friends. Damandeep is fluent in English and Punjabi.
Damandeep advises clients in the following areas:
- Parenting matters
- Guardianship disputes
- Family violence
- Adoption
- Dissolution
- Spousal maintenance
- Relationship property agreements and disputes
- Contracting out/pre-nuptial agreements
- Paternity
- Protection of Personal and Property Rights (PPPR)
Damandeep is a Lead Legal Aid Provider.
Associate
Nick Aveling
After more than two decades in the UK, Nick has brought his wealth of experience and expertise back to Hawke’s Bay. Specialising in residential and commercial property, asset planning, Estates, and Trusts, Nick’s professional journey in London included serving a diverse clientele, from high-net-worth individuals and investors to public entities and first home buyers.
In his most recent role at Amphlett Lissimore Bagshaws LLP, Nick also managed a team of solicitors and paralegals. His leadership style is characterised by a welcoming and open approach that extends seamlessly to both clients and team members.
A graduate of the University of Canterbury with a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts, Nick’s early career involved working with a respected law firm in the Manawatu before he set off for Europe.
Now back in Hawke’s Bay, Nick enjoys the relaxed pace of life in one of New Zealand’s most spectacular regions. His return reunited him with family, allows him time to catch up with old friends, and enjoy the proximity of some of the world’s best vineyards right in his backyard.
Associate
Charlie Robson
Charlie has been practising relationship property and Family law since 2018 following completion of his studies at the University of Canterbury with a Bachelor of Laws. He joined Bramwell Bate as an Associate in March 2024 following his return to home to Hawke’s Bay and we’re thrilled to have him back.
But Charlie’s contributions extend beyond the office. He’s deeply committed to advocating for the rights of Māori and improving access to justice for Māori communities. As a member of the Te kōmiti ture-ā-whānau o te hunga Rōia Māori o Aotearoa (Māori Family Law Committee), he’s at the forefront of this mission. Charlie is also a Lead Legal Aid Provider (Family Law).
He adds to our firm’s growing number of sports enthusiasts and has previously played rep cricket for Hawke’s Bay and up until the end of 2023/24 cricket season was a keen member of the Weedons Cricket Club in Christchurch. Keep an eye out for his return to the Hawke’s Bay cricket scene this summer!
But Charlie is not just about work and cricket. He’s involved in giving back to the community, having lent his support to Ronald McDonald House and It Takes A Village charities while in the South Island.
Charlie specialises in:
- relationship property and spousal maintenance disputes.
- the protection of assets prior to a relationship.
- the division of assets upon separation including personally owned assets, companies and trusts.
- care of children, guardianship and family violence disputes.