It’s vital that you understand exactly where the risk lays associated with subdivisions & how best to achieve the best outcomes. This highly practical programme will get you up to speed with the latest developments in resource management & a sneak peak into the future of survey plans with the modernising of Landonline. Receive practical guidance on rights & powers when dealing with existing rights of way & JOALS plus breakdown key considerations when dealing with unit titles in subdivisions.

Presenters

Mr. Joe Biddles, Director, Thompson Blackie Biddles Limited
Joe Biddles is a specialist commercial property and real estate lawyer and a director of boutique law firm Thompson Blackie Biddles. Prior to this Joe worked at Russell McVeagh and formerly was the New Zealand Legal Counsel of Lion. Joe acts for a number of corporate and institutional clients and his practice covers all areas of commercial property including acquisitions and disposals, commercial leasing, developments, joint ventures and overseas investments in New Zealand.


Ms. Andrea Watson, Consulting Solicitor, Toitū Te Whenua LINZ
Andrea Watson is the Consulting Solicitor for the Landonline rebuild at Land Information New Zealand. She is tasked with engaging with Landonline users and other stakeholders to inform the rebuild and identify opportunities to align with the current and future needs of New Zealand’s property sector. Andrea previously worked at LINZ in the legal and quality assurance teams handling titles dealings. In private practice she has worked in boutique, mid-sized and large New Zealand law firms. Andrea spent the majority of her career as a senior property solicitor at Chapman Tripp where she specialised in registration matters from single property transactions through to infrastructure projects and large unit titles and subdivisions.


Ms. Charlotte Muggeridge, Senior Associate, Harkness Henry Lawyers
Charlotte has a specialised skill range across resource management, property development, easements, subdivisions, local government and unit titles. Before joining Harkness Henry, she worked in local government and in private practice. Charlotte has presented seminars for the New Zealand Law Society, Survey & Spatial New Zealand, the Waikato Plan, and Auckland District Law Society on property law, subdivisions, and resource management law. Charlotte has detailed knowledge of the proposed new resource management legalisation, the Natural and Built Environments Act. Charlotte sits on the Waikato Conservation Board, the Waikato Plan Leadership Committee, and the Waikato Housing initiative. Charlotte also has a passion for community governance and is a board member of the international World YWCA Board based in Geneva. Charlotte was awarded the Property Council Central Region Judge’s Choice award in 2022 for her contribution to the industry.


Mr. Nicholas Kearney, Special Counsel, Davenports Law
Nick has been in practice for two decades, and graduated with his Master of Laws in 2017, where he wrote a thesis on the role caveat emptor plays in real estate transactions, particularly following the introduction of the Real Estate Agents Act 2008. Today, he heads up the property team at Davenports, which has a broad range of property clients, including developers, investors and commercial landlords and tenants. He takes a particular interest in the law around the role real estate agents play in property transactions and advises a range of parties - vendors, purchasers and agents - on their rights and obligations under the Act, and in related areas. He has acted for a large residential developer of sections for many years and is well versed in the technicalities and nuances of subdivisions.


Mr. Mike Doesburg, Partner, Wynn Williams
Mike is a resource management and environmental law specialist who advises private developers, infrastructure providers and local authorities. Mike has experience advising on obtaining and implementing resource consents for large and complex subdivision proposals. Mike also regularly acts for clients on complex planning matters, including appearing before council panels, the Environment Court and High Court. Mike has been identified by Legal 500 as a Next Generation Partner in projects and resource management. Mike is the Chair of the Resource Management Law Association Auckland Branch Committee and Co-Convener of the Auckland District Law Society Environmental and Resource Management Committee.


Ms. Catherine Green, Director, The ADR Centre
Catherine has her own private practice as an arbitrator, adjudicator, and mediator taking appointments with respect to both commercial and construction disputes. She is also the Executive Director of the New Zealand International Arbitration Centre (NZIAC) as well as its related domestic registry services which cover a full spectrum of commercial, building and construction, and family and relationship disputes. Prior to specialising in the design and delivery of private dispute resolution processes, Catherine practised as a commercial litigator both onshore and offshore in New Zealand, London, and the Cayman Islands, gaining extensive experience in a wide range of matters, involving fraud, insolvency, contractual, financial services, tax avoidance and regulatory issues. These matters have included, among others, acting for liquidators of a Madoff-affected investment fund in relation to its investment and related large-scale litigation claims arising from the Madoff fraud, advising in relation to Royal Commission, Serious Fraud Office, and Securities Commission Inquiries, and acting for clients on a variety of commercial disputes across the globe covering the Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, the Americas, the Caribbean, and Africa. Catherine writes and presents frequently on a wide range of matters relating to private dispute resolution practice.