Buddle Findlay employment and resource management partner Kerry Smith has been appointed as an Employment Court Judge, the Attorney General announced today.
Kerry Smith has a diverse environmental practice providing advice about land use consent, water permits, air permits, discharge permits and enforcement proceedings, including advising councils about their plans and plan reviews.
He joined Buddle Findlay in 1991
He is currently the Deputy Convenor, Canterbury Westland Lawyers Standards Committee No. 1 of the New Zealand Law Society.
He has also been appointed an acting District Court Judge to provide temporary assistance in the civil jurisdiction.
The announcement said that these appointments will initially be based in Wellington but will relocate to the Christchurch Justice and Emergency Services Precinct when it opens in early 2017.
Judge Smith will be sworn in on 29 January 2016 in Christchurch.
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