Local Government

Laura Murphy

Laura specialises in all aspects of resource management law, including advising on resource consent processes, planning, designations and enforcement matters across a range of industry sectors and has appeared in the High Court, Environment Court and local authority proceedings. Laura’s experience includes acting on the following projects: appeals on the Marlborough Environmental Plan on behalf …

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Bridget Bailey

Bridget is an Associate in the firm’s Resource Management team. Bridget first joined Holland Beckett in 2012 and re-joined Holland Beckett in 2023 after three years working as in-house legal counsel for Bay of Plenty Regional Council. Prior to 2012 Bridget worked at a boutique environmental law firm in Auckland. Bridget specialises in consenting large …

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Tim Conder

Tim is a Partner at Holland Beckett specialising in Public, Local Government and Regulatory Litigation. Tim is an experienced trial lawyer, with wide ranging courtroom experience. He has led trials and appeals in the Court of Appeal, the District Court, the High Court, the Māori Land Court and the Māori Appellate Court. This includes appearing …

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Jeremy Sparrow

Jeremy is a Partner at Holland Beckett specialising in employment law. Jeremy started his legal career at Holland Beckett in 2012 in the wider litigation team. He then worked in London for two years as a litigator resolving commercial and tax disputes before returning to Holland Beckett. Jeremy is the first law clerk to partner …

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Vanessa Hamm

Vanessa Hamm is a partner at Holland Beckett specialising in resource management, local government, and public works matters. Vanessa joined Holland Beckett in 2004 and became a partner of the firm in 2007. Vanessa represents clients in relation to all resource management matters at Council, Environment Court, High Court and Court of Appeal level, across …

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