Planning

The lawyers who comprise our global planning team have extensive experience guiding clients through sometimes complex and costly planning regulations and systems, along with advising on potential legal risks. We know that at stake is our clients’ ability to deliver, as well as their reputations across a range of key industry sectors, including real estate, transport, infrastructure and energy.

Our knowledge of regional, national and international planning laws, combined with our prominent global footprint, enables us to deliver practical solutions on major domestic, international and cross-border projects. We act for developers, infrastructure providers, landowners, investors, occupiers, operators and governmental entities, providing a holistic view of issues arising from large-scale projects and real estate developments.

Our experience covers the full scope of planning issues, including advising on planning and re-zoning applications and appeals, amending planning schemes and ordinances, managing environmental assessments and investigations and negotiating with regulatory authorities. We bring commercial awareness and political, technical and regulatory insight to the planning process, advising on every step from project inception to implementation.

Our areas of work include

Appeals and public inquiries
Compulsory acquisition and compensation
Development and land taxes
Dispute resolution and litigation
Economic incentives and programs
Environmental law, including environmental assessments and habitat regulations assessments
Negotiation of planning and infrastructure agreements
Planning enforcement notices and appeals
Planning, zoning and rezoning applications and appeals
Projects
Real estate
Regulation and investigations
Risk advisory

Awards and accolades

Best Lawyers Australia, Law Firm of the Year: Planning and Environment, Best Lawyers, 2019
Chambers Asia-Pacific, Australia: Construction, Chambers and Partners, 2019
Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, Australia: Construction, The Legal 500, 2019