Environmental Law

Kellehers Australia has been at the forefront of environment law since its modern development. We recognise the value of protecting the environment in a real and sustainable way.

Achievements in Environmental Law:

• Complex and successful noise nuisance injunction and damages claims.
• Strongly influencing early wind farm policy and development.
• Successful clean up of land abutting petrol station impacted by sub-ground petrol leakage.
• Strongly influenced early formation of the law regarding ‘standing’ to litigate environmental matters, particularly for environmental not for profit organisations
• Successful achievement of cessation of polluting activities by neighbouring land users concerning fumes, smell and asbestos.
• Highly developed expertise on former landfill issues, including potential litigation.
• Environmental prosecutions extending from PANs to injunction proceedings.
• Agricultural spray drift.
• Native vegetation management.
• Coastal planning.