James is a senior associate in the local government and environment group. He advises both public and private sector clients on a range of local government, resource management, environment, waste and contaminated land, and building issues. He appears regularly before local authorities and in the District, Environment and High Courts.
Examples of Work
- United Environmental Limited (now Transpacific Industries Limited) - defence in the Environment and District Courts about contamination on their site
- NZ Fire Service - successful appeal in the Environment Court against decision of a local authority declining consent for a new fire station
- Papakura District Council - successful defence in the Environment Court of decision to grant a resource consent to the NZ Kennel Club
- Successful opposition in Environment Court on behalf of neighbours to a proposal to subdivide part of rural Queenstown
- Papakura District Council - successful prosecution concerning dumping of car parts and fill in flood zone
- Rodney District Council - successful defence in the High Court and Court of Appeal of judicial review proceedings concerning a decision not to notify a resource consent application
- Rodney District Council - successful representation in the Environment Court in enforcement action against a quarry operator
- Auckland City Council - representation in the Environment Court on appeals against Plan Change 145: St Heliers Town Centre Character Overlay
Other Credentials
- Resource Management Law Association - Member
- New Zealand Planning Institute - Associate member
