We act for environmental and not-for-profit groups on public interest environmental matters that have implications for all New Zealanders. Acknowledging the importance of the resolution of environmental issues to the public at large, we often act on a pro bono basis.
We represent clients on public interest environmental matters in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court, appearing in judicial reviews and in other litigation challenging ministerial or public authority decision-making.
acting for the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Incorporated on public interest environmental matters, including in High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court appeals opposing an application for consent to mine the Taranaki seabed
acting for the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Incorporated in Court of Appeal and Supreme Court appeals opposing a proposed coal mine at Te Kuha on the West Coast
acting for the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Incorporated in a Supreme Court appeal regarding the application of the New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement to the activities of Port Otago
acting for the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Incorporated in High Court litigation regarding the Department of Conservation’s management of tahr in national parks
acting for Lawyers for Climate Action New Zealand in an application for judicial review of the Climate Change Commission’s report
acting for the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society and the Federated Mountains Clubs in a High Court judicial review relating to the Paparoa National Park management plan
acting for Lawyers for Climate Action New Zealand in its 2023 judicial review of the Minister of Climate Change’s decision-making regarding the ETS settings
acting for the Federated Mountain Clubs in High Court litigation relating to a proposed hydroelectric scheme at Griffin Creek
