Latest environment

Podcast • 29 May 2023 • ByRobyn TongolThe Corporate Counsel Show: Managing a cost-cutting environment

On this special episode of The Corporate Counsel Show, produced in partnership with LOD, we explore how law departments...

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Big Law • 22 February 2023 • ByJess FeyderWhat if the environment held the same legal rights as a human?

Bestowing the natural world with the same legal rights as humans is a strategy that is gaining traction around the world...

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Big Law • 21 November 2022 • ByLauren CroftESG a concern for 90% of business leaders

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors are featuring heavily in investment decisions in Australian...

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The Bar • 07 November 2022 • ByAbhranil HazraNew judge appointed to Land and Environment Court

An experienced barrister has been appointed as the new judge of the Land and Environment Court.

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The Bar • 26 September 2022 • ByJess Feyder‘Gas companies: take notice’: Traditional owner wins legal...

The Federal Court of Australia has invalidated Santos’ approval to drill for gas in the sea north of the Tiwi Islands,...

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Big Law • 13 September 2022 • ByAbhranil HazraHRLC calls on ACT government to enshrine ‘right to healthy...

The legal body, Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC), has called to introduce the clause into the territory’s Human Rights...

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The Bar • 30 August 2022 • ByJess FeyderEnvironmental advocates expand Federal Court case against Santos

On 25 August, the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) filed new and more detailed allegations...

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Politics • 26 August 2022 • ByJess Feyder‘A blow for democracy’: Anti-protest bill passes in Tasmania’s...

The Rockliff government has passed a new anti-protest law in the upper house, a move that will “weaken Tasmania’s...

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Big Law • 25 August 2022 • ByLauren CroftMacpherson Kelley takes planning and environment team from Swaab

Macpherson Kelley has added a new planning and environment team to its Sydney office, all of whom join from Swaab.

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Big Law • 23 August 2022 • ByLauren CroftThe ‘vital role’ of lawyers in tackling environmental degradation

After a recent UNGA vote has the potential to have huge benefits to the environment and the negative impacts of climate...

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