Julian Smith

Practice Areas

Real Estate

Career

As a leading commercial property lawyer, Julian specialises in infrastructure, acquisitions and development. He has accumulated substantial experience and expertise in public works, electricity projects, complex subdivisions and infrastructure leases and easements.

Julian has acted for a range of commercial and government sector clients, including major infrastructure providers. He has recently been involved in the acquisition of land for the new Dunedin Hospital, the amalgamation of New Zealand's rural and urban fire services, the development of new fire and emergency services stations, and the acquisition of property rights for transmission line and generation projects. Julian also regularly provides advice to multiple electricity lines companies on their network development and property requirements and regulatory issues.

In recent years, Julian has submitted on changes to electricity, telecommunications and land transfer legislation, editing the Property Transaction Guidelines relied on for property settlement/completion arrangements in New Zealand, and assisted with the drafting of legislation for the Pukeahu National War Memorial Park and related roading project.

Publications

ADLS Sale and Purchase Agreement, New Zealand Law Society CLE, 2016

Public Works Act Update, New Zealand Law Society CLE, 2011

Clients

Transpower New Zealand Limited

Fire and Emergency New Zealand

Wellington Electricity Lines Limited

Counties Energy Limited

Urban Plus Limited

Work Highlights

Acquired all property rights required for a new electricity transmission corridor between Wairakei and Auckland (over two projects), a distance of well over 200 km.

Industry Sector Expertise

• Electricity industry regulation

• Government advisory

• Health and safety

• Leasing

• Major electricity grid upgrade projects

• Project management advice

• Public Works Act

• Real estate

• Reserves

• Sale and purchase of land

• Subdivisions

Expert in these Jurisdictions

New Zealand

Experience

Partner, Greenwood Roche 2014 –

Principal, Greenwood Roche 2010 – 2014

Senior Lawyer, Greenwood Roche 2005 – 2010

Senior Solicitor, Chapman Tripp 2004 – 2005

Solicitor, Chapman Tripp 2000 – 2004

Law Clerk, Cuningham Taylor 1998 – 2000