Bill is a Partner in our Local Government & Environment Group in the Auckland office of Simpson Grierson.

He specialises in the areas of local government, resource management and environmental law. 

A significant part of Bill's work relates to litigation and alternative dispute resolution.  He regularly appears before the Environment Court, the High Court, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court in a wide variety of resource management cases.  He has been involved in many of the leading cases in this area including a number of lengthy judicial review proceedings such as Arrigato, Dye, Body Corporate, the Jean Batten building in Auckland City, the Fox Outlet Centre in Northcote and the Pak 'n Save in Wairau Valley.  These cases have collectively helped shape how New Zealand's environmental legislation is interpreted and administered. 

Bill's main clients include Auckland City Council, North Shore City Council, Rodney District Council, Transit New Zealand and Bunnings.  He also acts for a number of other corporate and developer clients. 

He has extensive expertise in large infrastructure projects including the Link Road Project (which connects the new State Highway to the old State Highway), the Weiti Crossing (providing an alternative access to Whangaparaoa Peninsula), the Whangaparaoa pipeline from Orewa to Army Bay, and the Tauranga City Council southern wastewater pipeline. 

• Army Bay wastewater upgrade for Rodney District Council
• V8 Super Car issues for Auckland City Council
• Western Springs litigation regarding the Speedway operations for Auckland City Council
• Issues relating to Khartoum Place and Vulcan Lane upgrades for Auckland City Council
• Queen St trees issues for Auckland City Council
• Redevelopment of Wynyard Point tank farm for Auckland City Council
• Resolution of over 600 District Plan Appeals for North Shore City Council, Auckland City Council, and Rodney District Council
• The Auckland City Council Art Gallery Upgrade

• New Zealand Planning Institute - Affiliate Member
• Guide to Lodging Appeals chapter in the Thompson/Brookers DSL Environmental Handbook - Author
• Ministry for the Environment's Pamphlet on Effective and Enforceable Resource Consent Conditions - Author