Lucy de Latour
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025
Band 3 : Environment & Resource Management
Band 3
About
Provided by Lucy de Latour
Practice Areas
Specialist areas of practice:
Local government strategy and advisory
Environment and planning
Lucy leads Wynn Williams' environment and planning team. She specialises in environment and planning and local government law.
Since returning to New Zealand in 2013, Lucy's work has focused primarily on freshwater management, and advising local authorities on a range of planning and resource consenting issues. In addition to her local government sector experience, she also has significant experience in the energy (hydro-electricity generation), retail, industrial, residential and infrastructure sectors.
Lucy is exceptionally well versed in district and regional planning processes, resource consent applications, resource management related law reform and local government legislation. While at Wynn Williams, she has spent more than a year on secondment as General Counsel to a major local government client, providing her with a unique and valued understanding of how councils work.
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Lucy de Latour is a partner in Wynn Williams' Christchurch office and particularly well reputed for her handling of such contentious issues as planning appeals, resource consent appeals and compulsory acquisitions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Lucy is sharp, fast and accurate. I like working with Lucy and I find her advice useful and practical."
"Lucy is always available to assist and gives timely, accurate advice on complex matters."
"Lucy is sharp, fast and accurate. I like working with Lucy and I find her advice useful and practical."
"Lucy is always available to assist and gives timely, accurate advice on complex matters."
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