Specialist Corporate and Commercial Lawyers
Land & Environment Court
The Land and Environment Court was established in 1980 as the first specialist superior environmental court in the world. The Court hears environmental, development, building and planning disputes. SWS Lawyers is experienced in acting in all classes of the Land and Environment Court, including its criminal jurisdiction.
How we can help
- Land and Environment Court Class 1 Proceedings (Merit Appeals)
- Land and Environment Court Class 2 Proceedings (Tree & Miscellaneous Appeals)
- Land and Environment Court Class 3 Proceedings (Compensation & Valuation)
- Land and Environment Court Class 4 Proceedings (Civil)
- Land and Environment Court Class 5 Proceedings (Criminal)
- Land and Environment Court Class 6 Proceedings (Appeals, Convictions Environmental Offences)
- Land and Environment Court Class 7 Proceedings (Appeals, Environmental Offences)
- Land and Environment Court Class 8 Proceedings (Mining)
Expertise
The SWS Property and Planning team have extensive experience in appearing in the Land and Environment Court.
We can help you navigate the Court process from beginning to end and aim to provide realistic advice on your case. Our team is skilled in preparing any initial application (or responding to an application), preparing evidence, and liaising with experts such as urban planners, architects, heritage consultants and many more.
Their approach is always professional and delivered at a standard comparable to a capital city law firm. It is the clear strategic direction that has always impressed me about the SWS team.
We believe their ability to combine first rate legal expertise, commercial judgement and strong negotiating skills is rare amongst lawyers and provides us with a real competitive advantage in corporate transactions. We use SWS because of their ability, not their post code.
The combination of rare legal expertise, commercial judgement and strong negotiating skills is rare amongst lawyers and provides us with a real competitive advantage in corporate transactions.
SWS has assisted with advice on securing and exercising complex property and commercial contractual rights and assisting with protracted contractual management and implementation. We value legal experts who can offer pragmatic and commercial legal solutions for our complicated matters. SWS Lawyers has consistently met these criteria.
The team at SWS Lawyers have already showcased their professionalism, commitment, positive can-do attitude and insight into our needs and have a clear understanding of the disability sector.
