Leigh specialises in resource management, environmental and local government law, with particular expertise in large-scale infrastructure projects and securing approvals under both the Resource Management Act 1991 and fast-track legislation.
Leigh has over 15 years' experience providing strategic advice to local authorities, Crown entities and private clients on a range of issues arising under the Resource Management Act 1991, Public Works Act 1981, Local Government Acts and other key transport legislation. She has extensive experience acting on behalf of requiring authorities in notice of requirement and resource consent applications, at both council level and in the Environment Court. Leigh has also advised on the implications of recent RMA reform, with a particular interest in alternative mechanisms for enabling development, including spatial planning processes and fast-track approval processes.
Leigh advises clients on the environmental aspects of property and commercial transactions and on obligations under public works, official information and local government legislation. She is also an accredited RMA Commissioner (MfE) and teaches the MfE Making Good Decisions course for RMA commissioner accreditation.
