Louise Brazier

Energy

• Acting for Contact Energy to negotiate land rights for its suite of generation assets across New Zealand, both for new developments and existing assets
• Acting for landowners to negotiate solar option agreements and long-term leases
• Advising ElectroNet on construction contracts for a range of renewable energy projects.

Central and local government

• Advising the Ministry of Education across its extensive property portfolio, including the acquisition of land for new school developments
• Acting for the Department of Internal Affairs in the construction of a new national archives facility in Wellington for Archives New Zealand
• Acting for various Government departments and local authorities on a range of development and leasing projects, including new water infrastructure, refurbishment and maintenance projects, new builds, and commercial leases.

Infrastructure

• Advising Wellington International Airport on various construction projects, including taxiway bravo, the airport hotel, and retail park development
• Advising Central Plains Water on the construction of Stage Two of its irrigation scheme (serving 50,000ha farmland)
• Advising the construction sub-contractor on an education PPP project.

International experience

• Advising various UK NHS Trusts on main contractor/consultant procurement for their respective new hospital developments
• Acting for the UK Department for Education on the delivery of over 30 school build projects across the UK, including refurbishment, new builds, modular, and temporary accommodation
• Acting for various UK housing associations on both the development of new housing stock, and long-term repairs and maintenance contracts for existing stock.