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