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Richard Johnstone | Barrister

Barrister · Addington-Middleton, Christchurch

What your customers see when they look for you, and where that puts you among 216 Christchurch lawyers.

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Checked12 October 2026
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Richard Johnstone | Barrister

Barrister · Addington-Middleton, Christchurch

Where you stand#169of 216 lawyers
Overall health2.2/10across the eight areas
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What AI tells people about you

Richard Johnstone is a barrister based at Left Bank Chambers in Addington, Christchurch. He practises as a barrister sole and can be instructed by law firms, in-house counsel or, in some circumstances, directly by clients. Chambers promotes secure document handling, cloud-based systems and video conferencing options such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom for remote meetings.

Richard Johnstone is a barrister practising from Left Bank Chambers at 8/18 Bernard Street in Addington, Christchurch. He operates as a barrister sole within the chambers and is one of several independent members working from the same premises.

He accepts instructions from law firms and in-house counsel and, in some circumstances, accepts direct instructions from clients; the basis for engagement can be discussed with prospective instructing parties. Members of Left Bank Chambers practise separately and independently while sharing common chambers resources.

Chambers resources include individually operated computer systems and cloud-based electronic storage, and confidentiality and protection of information is carefully observed. Left Bank Chambers promotes use of video conferencing facilities such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom when face-to-face meetings are not practical, allowing for remote consultations and instructions.

Richard Johnstone and his colleagues offer specialist barrister services from a Christchurch address with a focus on independent practice, secure handling of materials and flexible meeting options. The combination of an independent barrister sole model, shared chambers resources and explicit arrangements for engagement and remote conferencing are practical features that distinguish their local offering.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

The overall health is 6.0 out of 10, indicating an above-average profile with room for improvement. Key finding: the listing is claimed and has a functioning phone number and website link, supporting direct connection with potential clients. A stronger business description is needed to better explain services and points of difference.

Strengths

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    Open statusYour listing shows the business as trading, so customers see accurate availability and Google treats the listing as live.
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    ClaimedYour listing is claimed, so you control what it says, you can reply to reviews, and edits suggested by the public come to you first.
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    NameYour business name is showing on the listing, so a customer searching for you by name finds you, and everything else on the listing hangs off it.

Top three opportunities

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    Description lengthThere is no real description on your listing, so when someone finds you on Google there is nothing in your own words telling them what you do.
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    Category fitYour categories cover less of this market than nearly every competitor, so someone searching for a job you actually do is shown a list your listing was never entered into.
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    Photos on the listingYou have more photos on your listing than half the businesses here, so a customer arriving has enough to look at that they stay on it.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 6 of them.
5.9Room to grow
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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

Richard Johnstone | Barrister - Left Bank Chambers shows very low Google review health with a 0.7/10 health score and limited reviews. The top opportunities focus on improving overall rating confidence, establishing a clear star rating, accumulating more reviews, and starting to respond to reviews to boost trust. Addressing negative feedback promptly and encouraging satisfied clients to share experiences are key steps for progression.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

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    Review confidenceYour rating and your review count together put you at the bottom of this market - either the rating is low, or there are too few reviews behind it for anyone to trust it.
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    Star ratingYou have no star rating yet, so a customer scanning results sees an empty space where every other business shows a number.
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    Response rateNone of your reviews have a reply, which means a customer reading them sees your happiest and your angriest customers with nothing from you in between.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing 3 of them.
2.0Room to grow
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You are #174 for your Google reviews
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Where you show up on the map

Richard Johnstone | Barrister - Left Bank Chambers has a low overall Google Maps health score of 2.1 out of 10, indicating limited visibility in maps results. The top finding is a solid set of high-ranking keywords for certain suburbs, showing notable presence in Addington, Diamond Harbour and Spreydon. The borough-specific score remains weak, highlighting the need to improve local results position.

Strengths

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Top two opportunities

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    Maps visibility across the city groupYou appear in a handful of Maps searches across the suburbs around you, far fewer than most businesses here.
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    Maps visibility in your own suburbYou show up in local Maps searches, but below most businesses in your suburb, so a customer looking from a nearby street is shown someone else first.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
2.1Room to grow
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Map positionsChristchurch lawyers · 216 businesses
You are #170 for map positions
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Where customers find you

Richard Johnstone | Barrister - Left Bank Chambers shows an overall health score of 4.4 out of 10, indicating average presence across key social and local directories. The most notable findings are completed LinkedIn profiles for the individual and the firm, which help reach local clients via professional networks.

Strengths

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    LinkedIn ProfileWe can see your LinkedIn Profile listing (https://linkedin.com/in/richard-johnstone-0bb12a154) found via: Google search results.

Top three opportunities

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    Having a Facebook page at allWe could not find an active Facebook Profile page for your business, so anyone who goes there to check your hours, read your posts or send a message lands on nothing.
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    Instagram ProfileWe could not find an active Instagram Profile profile for your business, so a customer who looks for you there finds nothing.
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    Tiktok ProfileWe could not find an active TikTok account for your business, so anyone who looks for you there finds nothing.
16 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing 4 of them.
1.7Room to grow
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Listings and socialChristchurch lawyers · 216 businesses
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Your Facebook page

Strengths

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Top opportunity

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    Facebook pageCriticalWe could not find an active Facebook Profile page for your business, so anyone who goes there to check your hours, read your posts or send a message lands on nothing. Shown at a typical score for this market.
9 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 1 of them.
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Facebook pageChristchurch lawyers · 216 businesses
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Your website

The overall on-page health is 6.3 out of 10, indicating above-average performance with clear room for small improvements. Main strengths include an outstanding on-page SEO score and a valid favicon, plus a visible H1 tag and a precise title tag that conveys content well. Focused opportunities lie in meta description length and overall content depth.

Strengths

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    On-page scoreFew sites in this market clear these checks as completely as yours: fast to open, readable, and accurate about itself to Google and to the person who lands on it.
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    FaviconThe tab your site opens in carries your own icon, so a customer with a dozen tabs going can find their way back to you by sight.
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    Page load speedYour home page appears in under three seconds, so someone tapping through from a search result meets your business rather than a blank screen while they decide whether to wait.

Top three opportunities

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    Separate sites linking to youNo separate website links to yours.
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    The shape of your link profileNo links to your site were found, so there is no shape to read yet.
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    Meta descriptionThe summary under your name in search results is either too brief to say anything or long enough that Google cuts it mid-sentence.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 6 of them.
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How people find you on Google

The Website Traffic health is below average, with a 3.9/10 score, indicating limited paid activity and room to grow organic visibility. The strongest finding is that organic SERP coverage has moved above the 25th percentile, while paid traffic remains minimal or undeveloped. Actions to improve paid value and paid click presence are recommended.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

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    What you spend on adsWe can see no paid search activity for your site, which in most local markets is the norm rather than a gap.
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    Monthly ad visitsYour site receives no visitors from paid search, which for most local businesses in this market is the norm rather than a problem.
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    Search terms you rank forYour site appears for fewer search terms than most businesses here, so there are only a handful of ways for someone to come across you.
6 checks on your search and traffic. You're seeing 3 of them.
4.6Room to grow
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About 68 visits a month from search, across 7 searches
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You are #117 for Google search and traffic
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Your hours against demand

Richard Johnstone's published hours align with several high-demand windows midweek, notably Tuesday and Thursday late-morning and lunchtime slots, but show gaps across key weekend and early-morning times. The practice is open for 40 well-aligned peak hours but misses 41 popular hours, including Saturday morning, Sunday early afternoon and Friday 8am. No low-demand open hours were identified.

Strengths

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Top opportunity

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    Hours aligned with demandYour hours cover more of the busy stretches than the middle of the field, so you are open for most of the searching that happens near you.
1 check on your opening hours. You're seeing it.
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Hours 1
Monday8:30am-5pm
Tuesday8:30am-5pm
Wednesday8:30am-5pm
Thursday8:30am-5pm
Friday8:30am-5pm
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You are #14 for opening hours
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01Google listing3 opportunities

02Reviews3 opportunities

03Map positions2 opportunities

04Listings and social3 opportunities

05Facebook page1 opportunity

06Your website3 opportunities

07Google search and traffic3 opportunities

08Opening hours1 opportunity

Where you'd stand#169of 216 Christchurch lawyers
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Christchurch lawyersOverall · 216 businesses
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