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Duty of care to consider climate impacts on children

Environment| 11 Jun 2021

Duty of care to consider climate impacts on children

The Federal Court recently declared that the Commonwealth Minister for the Environment owes Australian children a duty to take reasonable care to avoid causing them personal injury due to climate change impacts.

Damning findings in the Samuel Interim Report on the Commonwealth EPBC Act

Environment & Sustainability| 27 Jul 2020

Damning findings in the Samuel Interim Report on the Commonwealth EPBC Act

In no uncertain terms, Professor Graeme Samuel has found that the Commonwealth environmental legislation is ineffective. In this article, Partner Meg Lee considers the key findings of the Interim Report of the Independent Review of the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity ...

Conflicts of interest in decision-making processes

Property & Projects| 17 Jul 2020

Conflicts of interest in decision-making processes

Stan Kondilios, Partner and specialist in public law, provides a short discussion dealing with conflicts of interest in decision-making processes.

The exposure of corrupt behaviours can only lift public confidence in government decision-making functions

Property & Projects| 10 Jul 2020

The exposure of corrupt behaviours can only lift public confidence in government decision-making functions

Reducing corruption is critical to building public confidence in government decision making processes, writes Stan Kondilios, Partner and expert in public sector governance.

Amendments to the EPA Act as a result of COVID-19

Property & Projects| 22 May 2020

Amendments to the EPA Act as a result of COVID-19

In light of COVID-19, amendments have been made to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) to assist businesses and landowners in dealing with disruptions caused by the pandemic. Our Property and Projects team provides a summary of three changes ...