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What the Team is Known For

The DLA Piper New Zealand team is particularly noted for its experience in acting for local government bodies across the country on both contentious and advisory matters. The team possesses strong expertise across a range of regulatory mandates, often involving privacy and information law issues. In addition, the practice handles governance and compliance issues, as well as judicial reviews and declaratory judgment proceedings.

Work Highlights

  • DLA Piper acted for Foodstuffs North Island in a judicial review against Wellington City Council regarding the decision to implement a bike lane across accessways to a New World Supermarket, addressing issues of statutory application, consultation requirements and natural justice principles.

Strengths

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DLA Piper make sure they listen and understand our needs, and they help clarify what it is we want to achieve. They are then focused on delivering in a cost-effective and outcome-focused way.

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DLA Piper's support has given us much-needed clarity on important decisions. They handled negotiations excellently. Not once have they been unable to help with a request in some form.

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Notable Practitioners

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Emma Moran
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Emma Moran
3
Band 3
Emma Moran is based in Wellington and heads the public law team. She is active on behalf of public bodies in relation to contentious issues and regulatory compliance, and also assists private clients with matters relating to law reform.

Emma has consistently gone above and beyond in her support of our work. She is thorough, takes time to understand and clearly explain the issues at play, and is generous with her time.

Emma is an outstanding communicator, commercially astute and experienced in a wide range of relevant areas. She provides clear directions that add value to company strategy.

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