Development and use of natural resources and property requires navigation of central government and local authority legislation/regulation. Often competing claims arise out of planning and consenting processes and property rights. Richard and Jeremy offer expert knowledge, extensive litigation experience, and comprehensive, efficient and practical advice. Although independent barristers who are separately instructed, they work together as a team where additional resource is sought by clients.
Achieve Results. Create Value. Protect Rights. Understand Community Values.
Primarily Richard and Jeremy are engaged to assist in creating and adding value to land, and to protect property rights. They are also instructed to advocate for environmental and community values.
Expertise.
Richard and Jeremy have a wealth of experience in Resource Management, Environmental, Planning, Public and Local Government Law. Their expertise covers applications for resource consent, plan changes, designations and public works acquisition, land covenants, judicial review, prosecution and enforcement processes. In addition they have had significant involvement in coastal development and planning.
Advice. Strategy. Advocacy.
Richard and Jeremy assist with consent and local government processes at all stages. This can commence with initial due diligence, project scoping, aiding assessment of development potential and consenting risks; strategy and legal input; identifying and briefing expert consultants. At later stages they provide representation and advocacy through legislative and planning processes, including appearing before Local Authority Hearings, National Boards of Inquiry, and Courts at all levels.