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New Partner – Tom Ward

The Partners would like to announce the promotion of Tom Ward to Partnership, commencing 1 July 2023. Tom joined the firm in April 2019 from the City of Sydney Council and since that time has become an invaluable member of our local government and planning practice. Tom’s promotion...
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New Partner – Alistair Knox

The Partners would like to announce the promotion of Alistair Knox to Partnership, commencing 1 July 2023. Alistair is an accredited specialist in local government and planning law. Alistair regularly acts for private developers and a number of Councils in all classes of the Land and...
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Enforcement of Environmental Laws

One of our partners, Ryan Bennett, recently presented at the Environmental and Planning Law Forum on 16 March 2023 speaking on the enforcement of environmental laws. You can access a copy of his paper and presentation here. 
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Diarna Cuda

The partners are delighted to announce that Diarna Cuda has re-joined Pikes and Verekers! Diarna is an Associate in our property and commercial team and will be assisting partners Kim Probert and Rebecca Darr. Diarna has a wealth of experience in both residential and commercial property...
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New Partner - Rebecca Darr

We are very pleased to welcome Rebecca Darr as a Partner at Pikes and Verekers. Rebecca originally joined Pike Pike and Fenwick in 2002 as a graduate lawyer. She continues to work in our property and commercial team with David Baxter, Mark Green and Kim Probert.   Her...
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Environment Zones Renamed in NSW

The NSW Government has changed the name of Environment Zones across NSW to Conservation Zones. The new names commenced on 1 December 2021. The following is a summary of advice from the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE). What are the new zone...
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Land and Environment Court: 2021 in review

One of our Senior Associates, Alistair Knox, recently published an article in the Law Society Journal about the many interesting developments across the various classes of jurisdiction of the Land and Environment Court this past year. You can access the article here.
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