Auckland Law firm
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Achieving excellent results in environmental and civil litigation.

Beresford Law is a law firm that specialises in civil litigation and environmental law.  We are based in the Auckland CBD.

 

We are friendly and approachable experts in commercial litigation and environmental law.  We help our clients with difficult issues in our specialist areas.  We focus on resource management and environmental disputes, commercial litigation and building disputes, property disputes and related advice, defending against regulatory prosecutions, insurance matters, and law and policy reform.  

 

Our clients are frequently faced with complex legal issues that require prompt resolution.   In each case we aim to understand our clients’ objectives from the outset and to define what steps need to be taken.  We work with clients to help them to put in place a plan to obtain the best possible results and provide to certainty wherever possible.  

 

If you are faced with a legal problem that falls within our areas of expertise, we can help you to understand your options so that you are empowered to make the best choices for you.

Auckland Coastal for environmental law and resource management
What we do

Environmental Law & Resource Management

We provide environmental and resource management services.  

We can help you:

  • Effectively engage in Council plan change processes or seek your own private plan change.
  • Obtain resource consents for development projects, or to understand the implications of development by others.
  • If you are going to be adversely affected by an infrastructure project.
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Commercial & Building Litigation

We act on a wide range of commercial litigation matters including disputes which allege breach of contract, negligence, and breach of the prohibitions in the Fair Trading Act 1986.  We also act for any party to a building defects dispute.

We can help you:

  • Claim compensation for losses you have suffered due to breach of contract, negligence, or the Fair Trading Act.
  • Defend a claim against you if you are an architect, builder, contractor, developer, or any other type of trade or professional.
  • Resolve a civil or commercial dispute that relates to your home or your business.
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Property Disputes & Related Advice

We help to resolve property disputes.

We can help you:

  • If your property or business is being adversely affected by nearby activities or development and construction sites.
  • If you need help to ensure that other parties are meeting their environmental and regulatory responsibilities.
  • If you have been asked to provide approval to a neighbour’s development proposal.
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Defending against Regulatory Enforcement

We defend against alleged non-compliance with environmental and Health and Safety regulations.

We can help you:

  • If it is alleged that your business or personal activities do not comply with the Resource Management Act 1991.
  • If it is alleged that your business or personal activities do not comply with the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015.
We provide expert advice on law and policy reform. We can help you • Understand the implications of law reform proposals on your business or landholdings. • Attend a parliamentary select committee hearing, Board of Inquiry or local government hearing. • Make submissions on local or central government law or policy reform
What we do

Law & Policy Reform Advisory

We provide expert advice on law and policy reform.

We can help you

  • Understand the implications of law reform proposals on your business or landholdings.
  • Attend a Parliamentary select committee hearing, Board of Inquiry or local government hearing.
  • Make submissions on local or central government law or policy reform.