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Balancing the competing demands of government regulation against the immovable forces of nature while dealing with growing community concern for the environment is no easy task. Even so, business leaders must address both current and emerging legal risks accordingly.
Change is permanent
Balancing the competing demands of government regulation against the immovable forces of nature while dealing with growing community concern for the environment is no easy task. Even so, business leaders must address both current and emerging legal risks accordingly.
According to Heraclitus, there was no permanent reality except that of change.
It’s a philosophy the outstanding Planning and Environment team at Middletons understands only too well.
Greater regulation has resulted from increasing community and government interest in land use, planning and the protection of the environment. Corporations and their directors are now more accountable for environmental impacts than
ever before.
This makes it increasingly important that in any business or property transaction, your planning and environment issues are managed carefully from the outset.
Helping you to meet these demands as they emerge is a fully integrated legal service from the Planning and Environment team at Middletons.
Our expertise covers all areas of planning and environment law, including planning scheme amendments, environment works approvals, licences and permits, planning permit applications, contaminated land, pollution and waste control, planning and environment due diligence.
Further capabilities include planning and development, water law, sale, leasing and licensing of municipal owned land, easements, covenants, rights of way and subdivisions, road discontinuances and compulsory land acquisition and compensation.
A lack of uniformity in planning and environment law across regulatory bodies means that federal, state and local government can impact in varied and significant ways. Even negotiating council zoning permits is a complex task.
With a breadth of skills across all aspects of planning and environmental law, and offices in both Melbourne and Sydney, we offer you real value in the guise of a full suite of legal resources keeping you informed of changes – no matter what the size – as they affect your project.
We stay abreast of industry developments via a continuous improvement of our relevant tertiary and industry level qualifications in town planning and environmental law.
Growth of our business can’t happen without the growth of yours, so Middletons found a new way of doing things in legal services. We’re dedicated to speaking the language of your business while challenging your thinking.
Changes in the way legal services are provided have been a long time coming.
Like Heraclitus, we know that change is always going to be a part of our environment – that way we can be a part of yours.
