Morgan Slyfield

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Morgan Slyfield is a litigation lawyer specialising in resource management. He has acted predominantly in the resource management area since commencing practice in 1996.

Morgan joined the independent bar in 2011. Prior to that he was a partner in the Wellington office of Morrison Kent.

As a resource management specialist Morgan's clients have included publicly listed companies, Government Departments and state-owned enterprises, airport authorities, energy retailers, private developers and submitters in opposition. Morgan's experience covers all areas of resource management law.

  • Areas of Practice
    • Project advice on all aspects of resource consent applications and appeals
    • Representation in consent and plan change hearings before Councils, the Environment Court, High Court and Court of Appeal
    • Strategic advice on private and public plan changes
    • Advice on designations and associated Public Works acquisition and compensation processes
    • Judicial Review of non-notified consent decisions
    • Abatement, enforcement and prosecution issues
    • Board of Inquiry processes on consent applications for projects of national significance and national policy statements
  • Admission to the Bar:
    • 1996
  • Academic Qualifications:
    • BA, LLB (Hons), Victoria University
  • Professional Career:
    • 1996 – 1999 Solicitor, Morrison Kent, Wellington
    • 2000 In-house counsel, Standard Life Assurance Group, Edinburgh
    • 2001 In-house counsel, Dixons Group PLC, London
    • 2002 – 2008 Solicitor, Morrison Kent, Wellington
    • 2009 – 2011 Litigation Partner, Morrison Kent, Wellington
  • Recent Work:
    • Co-counsel for Transpower NZ Ltd in consent applications forming part of the Transmission Gully project of national significance before a Board of Inquiry.
    • Counsel for a secondary school Board of Proprietors in relation to Regional Policy Statement appeals and flood hazard management in Upper Hutt.
    • Counsel for a not-for-profit retirement trust in opposition to consent applications for a large format retail development at Paraparumu.
    • Co-counsel for an applicant for judicial review in respect of non-notification of a supermarket consent at Petone.
    • Counsel for Wellington International Airport Limited in respect of Environment Court appeals relating to Plan Changes 72 and 73, Wellington City.
    • Engaged by the Department of Corrections to provide advice on designations and existing use rights in respect of a Department facility in Auckland.
    • Counsel for a defendant being prosecuted for discharges of objectionable or offensive odours from a spray-painting business in Masterton.
    • Engaged by Wellington City Council to provide independent legal advice to commissioners determining an application for a new CBD office development.
    • Strategic planning advise to Wellington International Airport Limited in respect of all planning, consent, designation and acquisition and compensation issues.
    • Counsel for various applicants for residential subdivision and land use consents for land in Miramar, Ngaio and Johnsonville, Wellington.
    • Co-counsel for a landowner in contract claims against NZTA relating to the State Highway 2 Dowse-to-Petone upgrade.
    • Counsel for a residents' association opposing consent applications for expansion of an existing Club facility adjacent to residential activities in Lower Hutt.
    • Engaged by the Ministry for the Environment to co-author a guidance paper for territorial authorities on implementation of the National Policy Statement on Renewable Electricity Generation.
    • Appointed as one of two independent legal advisors to the Board of Inquiry determining the Mighty River Power Turitea wind farm consent applications.
    • Representation of Maniototo Environmental and Central Otago Environmental Societies in Environment Court and High Court appeals relating to Meridian Energy's Project Hayes windfarm.
    • Counsel in successful Environment Court appeals against a proposed Hilton Hotel on Wellington's Waterfront.

Email : Morgan.Slyfield@stoutstreet.co.nz
Direct Dial : +64 4 915 9277
Fax: +64 4 472 9029
Mobile : +64 21 915 927
Postal : PO Box 117, Wellington