Diana is a senior associate in the firm's local government and environment group. Her experience includes working as an environmental lawyer in a large law firm in the United Kingdom.
Diana advises local authorities as well as corporations on a wide range of resource management, environmental law, and local government issues. She appears before the Environment Court and High Court on resource consent, district plan, and designation appeals and in judicial review and declaration proceedings.
Diana also provides advice on heritage issues, contaminated land liabilities, hazardous substances, and environmental aspects of corporate and property transactions as well as local government and public law matters such as bylaws and official information.
Examples of Work
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North Shore City Council - Environment Court and High Court appeals about the resource consent for the Wairau Pak'n Save
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Rodney District Council - Environment Court and High Court appeals about the resource consent for a helicopter base in Warkworth
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Auckland City Council - Environment Court appeals about the designation and resource consent for the Auckland Art Gallery upgrade
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Waitakere City Council - Environment Court district plan appeals about the Swanson Structure Plan
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High Court judicial review proceedings concerning the notification of resource consents
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Environment Court and High Court declaration proceedings concerning the lapse period of resource consents
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Advising on the environmental aspects of the sale and purchase of chemicals, food manufacturing and forestry companies
Other Credentials
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Resource Management Law Association - Member
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Solicitor, England and Wales
