From environmental and resource management issues, including planning and development, resource and subdivision consents, through to Building Act and Public Works Act matters, Brookfields Lawyers' Environment and Local Government legal team is known for its lawyers' depth of expertise in environmental and public law issues.
Our firm provides legal services for numerous local authorities, as well as significant corporate and individual clients. We have a large team led by four dedicated specialist partners, with many years of experience between them. It includes lawyers who have worked in legal, policy and operational roles in local and central government at senior level.
The team's legal practice areas are:
- Resource consents
- Subdivisions and development control (acting for councils or applicants)
- District/Regional plans and policies
- Enforcement
- Water and waste water
- Energy
- Hazards control
- Minerals
- Fisheries
- Forestry
- Treaty of Waitangi issues
- Waitangi Tribunal claims
- Maori land/leases
- Maori local government issues including Maori and Iwi consultation
We adopt a multi-disciplinary approach, drawing on the expertise of others
in the firm including property, finance, infrastructure and
major projects, employment, litigation and commercial. Our approach
covers all aspects of the planning and development process and is:
- proactive
- practical
- innovative
- strategic
Our Core Team:
Melinda Dickey (Partner)
Andrew Green (Partner)
Linda O'Reilly (Partner)
John Young (Partner)
Andrew Cameron (Consultant)
Matthew Allan (Senior Associate)
Stephanie Curran (Senior Associate)
John Watson (Senior Associate)
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