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Left Bank Chambers

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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Left Bank Chambers

Barrister · Addington-Middleton, Christchurch

Where you stand#143of 216 lawyers
Overall health3.4/10across the eight areas
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What AI tells people about you

Left Bank Chambers is a group of specialist barristers based at 8/18 Bernard Street, Addington, Christchurch. Members practise independently as barristers sole and can be instructed by law firms, in-house counsel or, in some circumstances, directly by clients. The chambers emphasises confidentiality, shared resources and the use of video conferencing for remote meetings.

Left Bank Chambers is a set of specialist barristers located at 8/18 Bernard Street, Addington in Christchurch. Members Richard Johnstone, Grant Slevin, Peter Woods and Ian Hunt practise separately and independently as barristers sole, sharing rooms and common facilities at the chambers address.

Members can be instructed by law firms or in-house counsel and, in some circumstances, are able to accept direct instructions. Counsel operate their own computer systems while sharing common resources within Chambers, and the basis for engagement can be discussed expressly with clients and instructing parties.

The chambers states that confidentiality and protection of information, including between counsel, is carefully observed. Counsel use cloud-based online electronic storage and promote video conferencing facilities such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom when face-to-face meetings are not practical, offering flexible meeting options for clients and instructing lawyers.

Locally, Left Bank Chambers presents as a small group of independent barristers offering specialist advocacy and advisory work from Addington, Christchurch. Its combination of individually practised counsel, shared administrative resources, attention to confidentiality and remote meeting facilities distinguishes it as a practical option for firms, in-house teams and clients seeking barristers-led services in the area.

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Your Google listing

Left Bank Chambers shows solid basic listing setup with claim and contact details, but the health score of 5.7/10 highlights meaningful improvements are needed. The strongest current asset is that the business has a listed phone number and a website link, with the listing showing open status. A primary area for attention is a concise description that communicates services and value.

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.
  • 2
    Photos on the listingYou have fewer photos than nearly every business here, so a customer comparing you against them builds a picture of their work and guesses at yours.
  • 3
    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.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 6 of them.
5.5Room to grow
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Open 5 days ✓
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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

Left Bank Chambers shows a very low Google Business health score, indicating limited customer engagement and trust. The most important findings are the absence of a response rate to reviews and very few reviews, which undermines credibility. Focus on collecting initial positive reviews and begin responding to all feedback to build trust and visibility.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

  • 1
    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.
  • 3
    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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Google reviewsChristchurch lawyers · 216 businesses
You are #174 for your Google reviews
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Where you show up on the map

Left Bank Chambers shows a low overall health score in Google Maps search, indicating limited visibility. The strongest opportunity is to improve the borough/local presence, where recognition is minimal. There are already a few competitive keywords ranking well, such as barrister in addington-middleton and barrister in redwood, which can guide targeted optimisation.

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.
1.4Room to grow
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1Seen in 8 searches across Christchurch, top three in none
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Young Hunter Lawyers And Barristers0.0 ★ (0) · Barrister
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Addington Law Centre4.5 ★ (11) · Barrister
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Amiable Legal5.0 ★ (221) · Barrister
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Richard Johnstone | Barrister0.0 ★ (0) · Barrister
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Left Bank Chambers2Further down, below the first results
Map positionsChristchurch lawyers · 216 businesses
You are #185 for map positions
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Where customers find you

Left Bank Chambers shows a healthy online presence with a 7.6 out of 10 health score, indicating solid visibility and trust. The strongest asset is Facebook, with a very high trust score and active engagement, while LinkedIn listings support reach. The main opportunity is expanding profiles on Instagram, TikTok, Neighbourly, and Yellow Directory to improve local discoverability.

Strengths

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    Having a Facebook page at allWe found your Facebook Profile page, and the trail is strong enough that nobody would question it is yours - it is linked from something you own, or it dominates a search for your name.
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    LinkedIn CompanyWe can see your LinkedIn Company listing (https://linkedin.com/company/left-bank-chambers) found via: Google search results.
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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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    Instagram ProfileWe could not find an active Instagram Profile profile for your business, so a customer who looks for you there finds nothing.
  • 2
    Tiktok ProfileWe could not find an active TikTok account for your business, so anyone who looks for you there finds nothing.
  • 3
    Yellow ProfileWe could not find an active Yellow Profile listing for your business, which means anyone checking you there finds nothing and moves on to whoever is listed.
16 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing 6 of them.
7.3Good
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InstagramNo account found1
TiktokNo account found2
YellowNo listing found3
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Your Facebook page

Strengths

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    Where your page link pointsThe link on your page goes to a domain that is yours, so a visitor who came for the photos leaves on your terms and the enquiry lands in your inbox rather than someone else's.
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    A page address you choseThe address on your page carries your business name, so a customer told about you at a barbecue can find the page by typing what they heard.
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    A phone numberA phone number shows on your page, so the person who found you on Facebook before they found your website can ring straight from it.

Top three opportunities

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    Recommendations on your pageNo recommendations sit on your page, so a stranger who came to see whether anyone else has used you leaves with only your own posts to go on.
  • 2
    People following your pageFewer people follow your page than most in this market, which means a post reaches people who already know you rather than anyone still deciding.
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    What your page says about youYour intro is shorter than half the pages here.
9 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 6 of them.
7.3Good
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Facebook pageChristchurch lawyers · 216 businesses
You are #60 for your Facebook page
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Your website

Left Bank Chambers shows above-average on-page SEO health with a score of 6.2 out of 10. Key strengths include an outstanding on-page SEO score in the top 10%, a valid favicon, an SEO-friendly URL, an H1 tag, and a relevant title tag. The main implications are solid foundational setup and clear page signals for search engines, though there is room to improve 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.
  • 3
    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

Left Bank Chambers shows a below-average website traffic health score of 3.9/10, indicating room for improvement in both paid and organic visibility. Key findings include no measurable paid traffic yet and mid-range organic traffic value, with organic SERP count improving but paid metrics lacking. Focus on targeted paid campaigns and continued organic growth.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

  • 1
    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.
  • 2
    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.
  • 3
    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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Left Bank ChambersNot in these results3
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

Left Bank Chambers has partial alignment between published hours and when people search for legal services. Several weekday midday and late-morning slots match local peak demand, but there are notable missed opportunities on weekends and an early Friday morning. No low-demand open hours were found, so hours are not wasteful, yet closing during some popular periods reduces visibility and potential instructions.

Strengths

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Top opportunity

  • 1
    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.
9.4Strong
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Left Bank Chambers
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Hours 1
Monday8:30am-5pm
Tuesday8:30am-5pm
Wednesday8:30am-5pm
Thursday8:30am-5pm
Friday8:30am-5pm
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed
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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 page3 opportunities

06Your website3 opportunities

07Google search and traffic3 opportunities

08Opening hours1 opportunity

Where you'd stand#143of 216 Christchurch lawyers
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Christchurch lawyersOverall · 216 businesses
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