Sarah Scott

Practice Areas

Sarah heads the firm's South Island Planning and Environment Team. She is recognised as a leading environmental and resource management lawyer.

She has an in-depth understanding of all environmental regimes, with a particular focus on infrastructure, urban development and energy.

Sarah specialises in advising both private and public sector clients on the consenting of large-scale projects under the RMA and related legal regimes such as the fast-track legislation.

She also has significant experience in strategic planning and policy work, taking a lead role in various high-profile and litigious processes - working with large teams through extensive council hearing processes, to defending subsequent appeals.

Sarah works for both private and public sector clients, in both the consenting and policy space. She advises councils as consent authority including through Environment Court appeals. Her practice covers all RMA matters including enforcement, local government law and due diligence investigations, as well as judicial reviews and regulatory work.

Professional Memberships

Member of the Resource Management Law Association