The 2026 listing of leading New Zealand Environment & Resource Management Barristers details counsel practising in Environment & Resource Management matters in the New Zealand legal market who have been identified by clients and peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Senior Counsel
Preeminent
Bronwyn Carruthers KC, Shortland Chambers
Bal Matheson KC, Richmond Chambers
Recommended
Sally Gepp KC, 3 Brookside
Recommended
Russell Bartlett KC, Shortland Chambers
Junior Counsel
Preeminent
Andrew Beatson, Richmond Chambers
Lachlan Muldowney, Panama Square
Recommended
Janette Campbell, Bankside Chambers
Aidan Cameron, Bankside Chambers
Recommended
Jeremy Brabant, Vulcan Building Chambers
Phillip Maw, Plymouth Chambers
Patrick Senior, Shortland Chambers
Madeleine Wright, Mills Lane Chambers
Previous editions
2025 edition published May 2025
Senior Counsel – Recommended
Russell Bartlett KC, Shortland Chambers
Bronwyn Carruthers KC, Shortland Chambers
Matthew Casey KC, Princes Chambers
Sally Gepp KC, 3 Brookside
Junior Counsel – Recommended
Andrew Beatson, Richmond Chambers
Simon Berry, Waharau Chambers
Jeremy Brabant, Vulcan Building Chambers
Janette Campbell, Bankside Chambers
Aidan Cameron, Bankside Chambers
Bal Matheson, Richmond Chambers
Lachlan Muldowney, Panama Square
James Winchester, Havelock North
2022 edition published August 2022
Senior Counsel – Leading
Matthew Casey QC, Walker Wayland Centre
Derek Nolan QC, Bankside Chambers
Senior Counsel – Recommended
Russell Bartlett QC, Shortland Street Chambers
Royden Somerville QC, Shortland Chambers
Junior Counsel – Leading
Bal Matheson, Richmond Street Chambers
Junior Counsel – Recommended
Jeremy Brabant, Vulcan Building Chambers
Janette Campbell, Bankside Chambers
Bronwyn Carruthers, Shortland Chambers
Kitt Littlejohn, Quay Chambers
Lachlan Muldowney, Panama Square
Alan Webb, Quay Chambers
2021 edition published June 2021
Senior Counsel – Leading
Matthew Casey QC, Walker Wayland Centre
Derek Nolan QC, Bankside Chambers
Senior Counsel – Recommended
Russell Bartlett QC, Shortland Street Chambers
Royden Somerville QC, Shortland Chambers
Junior Counsel – Leading
Bal Matheson, Richmond Street Chambers
Junior Counsel – Recommended
Janette Campbell, Bankside Chambers
Bronwyn Carruthers, Shortland Chambers
Kitt Littlejohn, Quay Chambers
Lachlan Muldowney, Panama Square Hamilton
Martin Williams, Shakespeare Chambers
2020 edition published April 2020
Senior Counsel – Leading
Matthew Casey QC, Walker Wayland Centre
Derek Nolan QC, Bankside Chambers
Senior Counsel – Recommended
Russell Bartlett QC, Shortland Street Chambers
Richard Fowler QC, Level 14 Novell House
Royden Somerville QC, George St Dunedin
Prudence Steven QC, Canterbury Chambers
Junior Counsel – Leading
Bal Matheson, Richmond Street Chambers
Junior Counsel – Recommended
Jeremy Brabant, Level 2 Broker House
Bronwyn Carruthers, Shortland Chambers
Ian Gordon, stout Street Chambers
Kitt Littlejohn, Quay Chambers
2019 edition published May 2019
Senior Counsel – Leading
Russell Bartlett QC, Shortland Street Chambers
Matthew Casey QC, Walker Wayland Centre
Derek Nolan QC, Bankside Chambers
Senior Counsel – Recommended
Richard Fowler QC, Level 14 Novell House
Royden Somerville QC, George St Dunedin
Prudence Steven QC, Canterbury Chambers
Junior Counsel – Leading
Kitt Littlejohn, Quay Chambers
Bal Matheson, Richmond Street Chambers
Junior Counsel – Recommended
Jeremy Brabant, Level 2 Broker House
Bronwyn Carruthers, Shortland Chambers
Ian Gordon, stout Street Chambers
Morgan Slyfield, Stout Street Chambers
2018 edition published May 2018
Senior Counsel – Leading
Russell Bartlett QC, Shortland Street Chambers
Matthew Casey QC, Walker Wayland Centre
Derek Nolan QC, Bankside Chambers
Royden Somerville QC, George St Dunedin
Senior Counsel – Recommended
Paul Radich QC, Clifton Chambers
Prudence Steven QC, Canterbury Chambers
Junior Counsel – Leading
Kitt Littlejohn, Quay Chambers
Bal Matheson, Richmond Street Chambers
Junior Counsel – Recommended
Jeremy Brabant, Level 2 Broker House
James Gardner-Hopkins, Woodward Street Chambers
Morgan Slyfield, Stout Street Chambers
2017 edition published September 2017
Senior Counsel – Leading
Russell Bartlett QC, Shortland Street Chambers
Derek Nolan QC, Bankside Chambers
Senior Counsel – Recommended
Matthew Casey QC, Walker Wayland Centre
Royden Somerville QC, George St Dunedin
Junior Counsel – Leading
James Gardner-Hopkins, Woodward Street Chambers
Bal Matheson, Richmond Street Chambers
Junior Counsel – Recommended
Jeremy Brabant, Level 2 Broker House
Rob Enright, Level 1 Northern Steamship Building
Morgan Slyfield, Stout Street Chambers