Public Law

Public Law

Providing advocacy and advice on public and administrative law issues to a range of clients including to private individuals, groups and companies interacting with central and local government decision-making, in relation to:

• judicial review of administrative law functions
• infrastructure and public works
• information requests
• rating and valuation
• bylaws and other regulatory instruments
• heritage
• fisheries
• biosecurity
• enforcement and other statutory remedies
• recognition of Maori and Treaty of Waitangi interests

Local Government Law

Providing wide-ranging advocacy and advice to the local government sector at both a district and regional level, as well as to private individuals and companies interacting with local government, in relation to:

• judicial review of administrative law functions and decisions
• infrastructure and public works
• rating and valuation
• resource consent applications and appeals
• plan and policy changes
• enforcement and other statutory remedies