Services
PROFESSIONAL
PLANNING LAW FROM THE GROUND UP.
We provide the advice private and government clients need to build better cities and communities for our future.
Planning appeals and advocacy
We act in a broad range of planning and environmental law cases involving commercial, residential and institutional projects in a range of legal settings, including the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT), Planning Panels and the Supreme Court. We appear and instruct barristers and coordinate large teams of technical experts in all jurisdictions.
Extractive industry specialists
Our team is one of the most experienced in extractive industry approvals in Victoria. We regularly act for quarry operators in planning tribunal and panel settings and work efficiently across large teams of experts to secure earth resource approvals.
Development strategy and due diligence
We provide advice on development projects from inception to completion to compliance. We help clients from early stage due diligence through to post permit approvals, including:
advising on planning scheme amendments and rezoning
advising on the modification and removal of restrictive covenants
preparing section 173 agreements
ensuring compliance with planning permits and other approvals
responding to enforcement orders and defending prosecutions
Innovators in law, planning and regulatory reform
Our team has established a track record of delivering innovative, legislative and non-legislative reform proposals backed up by strategic thinking, research and industry insight. We government on a range of planning and regulatory reform initiatives.
