Environment and Planning Law update 2023
Recent environment and planning law decisions examining court-approved development applications, Interim Heritage Orders and more.
By Alistair Knox, Kristyn Glanville and Kyla Brunton - 8 min read
Land and Environment Court update
The latest decisions from the Land & Environment Court involving jurisdictional preconditions, interpretation of savings provision and compulsory acquisitions.
By Alistair Knox and Erin Keogh - 7 min read
‘Hot law’: Law Society briefing paper identifies trends in climate change litigation
The Law Society of NSW Briefing Paper brings you up to speed with the latest trends, cases and future direction of climate change litigation.
By Andrew Small - 8 min read
Climate of Change in the Courtrooms
An expert analysis of recent cases in climate change litigation and what we can expect in 2022.
By Dr Laura Schuijers - 7 min read
Land and Environment Court: 2021 in review
The past year has seen many interesting developments across the various classes of jurisdiction of the Land and Environment Court.
By Alistair Knox - 6 min read
Compensation for land acquisition on a ‘reinstatement’ basis
Some dispossessed owners of land in NSW can now seek compensation for land acquisition on the basis of ‘reinstatement’.
By Timothy Allen - 6 min read
Directors’ duties and the risky business of greenwashing
Hutley and Hartford Davis share some of the practical steps directors can take to reduce the likelihood of liability arising from net zero climate change…
By Noel Hutley SC and Sebastian Hartford Davis - 6 min read
Native title: protecting culturally significant sites from development
The Torres Strait success story offering hope for culturally significant sites at risk from development.
By Shane Roberts and Graham Carter - 6 min read
The Montara oil spill class action – ‘The obvious cannot be ignored’
Lay observers and expert witnesses face off in the Montara oil spill class action.
By Richard Ryan and Ellen Parry - 6 min read
Decision making in uncertain times: pandemics, planning and climate change
How the pandemic might inform our response to climate change.
By Ballanda Sack, Timothy Allen and Amelia Smillie - 6 min read
The Rest climate case settlement: a precedent by any other name?
The climate change settlement raising the bar for Australian corporate risk management.
By Ilona Millar, Sharona Coutts and Jo Delaney - 6 min read