Environment & Sustainability

Overview

The Hall & Wilcox Environment & Sustainability team draws together expertise from across the firm, combining lawyers from our Corporate & Commercial, Property, Planning & Construction, Commercial Dispute Resolution and Taxation practice areas.

Experience

Our team can advise clients on:

obligations and liabilities under environmental legislation (including the regulations and various policies);
contaminated land;
remediation;
responding to EPA investigations and enforcement notices (pollution abatement and clean-up notices);
environmental audits;
planning issues;
contractual/lease exposure and protection; and
environment and planning disputes.

Publications

Planning Minister launches Victoria’s new Urban Renewal Authority, ‘Places Victoria’ ‑ 04 November 2011
Are you selling contaminated land? ‑ 02 November 2011
Climate Change Act 2010 (Victoria) ‑ 30 June 2011
EPA compliance checks a red flag warning to Victorian businesses to clean up their act ‑ 08 May 2011
Proposed carbon price mechanism ‑ 04 March 2011
National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act requirements ‑ 13 July 2010
Government defers Emissions Trading Scheme ‑ 06 May 2009
Legal News for Business: Issue 3 ‑ 23 December 2008
Final design of Australia's future Emissions Trading Scheme released ‑ 15 December 2008

People

Natalie Bannister

Partner |

Environment & Sustainability
Property, Planning & Construction
Education & Training
Energy & Resources

Direct: +61 3 9603 3566 | natalie.bannister@hallandwilcox.com.au

Peter Jenkin

Partner |

Environment & Sustainability
Property, Planning & Construction

Direct: +61 3 9603 3554 | peter.jenkin@hallandwilcox.com.au

Sally Scott

Partner |

Commercial Dispute Resolution
Competition & Consumer Law
Environment & Sustainability
Franchising Disputes
Taxation Litigation
Energy & Resources
Franchising, Retail & Distribution

Direct: +61 3 9603 3557 | sally.scott@hallandwilcox.com.au

Oliver Jankowsky

Senior Associate |

Corporate & Commercial
Environment & Sustainability
Energy & Resources
Technology

Direct: +61 3 9603 3585 | oliver.jankowsky@hallandwilcox.com.au

Expertise