Environment and Sustainability

Herbert Geer provides strategic and tactical advice in the highly specialised area of environmental law. An in depth understanding of environment and sustainability issues enables us to act for a wide range of public and private sector clients. Our team has extensive specialist expertise and experience in relation to the following environment and sustainability related issues and matters:

  • Climate change
  • Cultural heritage and native title
  • Ecologically sustainable development
  • Energy and energy efficiency
  • Environmental compliance including auditing, management systems and risk assessment
  • Environmental health
  • Environmental insurance coverage including class action avoidance strategies and bad faith insurance
  • Environmental liability for corporations, directors and executive officers
  • Environmental licensing and approvals
  • Environmental markets
  • Environmental prosecutions, regulatory orders and defence work
  • Environmental risks in corporate transactions
  • Land contamination and remediation
  • Pollution
  • Resource management
  • Waste management
  • Water
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