Our Local Government team is one of the most experienced and highly regarded in New Zealand. It offers a full range of legal services and delivers cost effective and client focused solutions.
In the last five years we have advised at least 40 local authorities across New Zealand, together with their associated public entities.
Local Government law is at the heart of what we do. For the last 150 years, councils or their predecessor boards have formed a major part of our client base.
Most of our partners and many of our professional staff work with our council clients on a regular basis - some are entirely dedicated to servicing this sector. Our team is led by some of the most highly respected local government lawyers in New Zealand.
We have an expert team lead by highly experienced partners and senior associates:
Vanessa Bruton, Partner, Auckland
Erin Davies, Partner, Auckland
John Delugar, Partner, Manukau
Melinda Dickey, Partner, Auckland
Andrew Green, Partner, Auckland
John Ferner, Partner, Auckland
Brendan Meech, Partner, Auckland
David Neutze, Partner, Auckland
Linda O'Reilly, Partner, Auckland
Chris Paterson, Partner, Auckland
John Young, Partner, Auckland
Andrew Cameron, Consultant, Wellington
Matthew Allan, Senior Associate, Auckland
Bruce Costain, Senior Associate, Auckland
Mark Frogley, Senior Associate, Auckland
Prajna Moodley, Senior Associate, Auckland & Manukau
John Watson, Senior Associate, Auckland
Services
The range of services provided by our local government group includes:
- Building Act
- Central Government liaison
- Committees/Community boards & meetings
- Consultation and decision-making
- Council controlled organisations and business units<
- Dog/Animal control
- Elected members' role and obligations
- Elections
- Employment law issues
- Environmental law
- Foreshore and seabed
- Funding/Finance management
- Governance
- Legislation and bylaws
- Liability issues (tort & contracts)
- Litigation
Local Government Act
- Maori Issues, including iwi consultation
- Official information and meetings
- Operational activities
- Outsourcing/contracting out
- Privacy
- Property purchases, sales, leases and licensing
- Public Works Act and land valuation
- Rates
- Regulatory powers
- Reorganisation
- Reserves Act
- Resource Management Act
- Roads, works and infrastructure
- Sale of Liquor
- Service provisions
- Tendering
- Waste and water issues
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