Description
Attend and earn 0.5 CPD hour in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Chair
Joanna Ling, Special Counsel, Thomson Geer; Accredited Specialist in Planning & Environmental Law, Planning and Environment Law ‘Ones to Watch’, Best Lawyers, Planning and Environment Law ‘Rising Star’, Doyle's Guide 2024
Compulsory Land Acquisition
- Interests in land: who can make a claim for compensation
- What can be claimed: recent decisions of the NSW Land and Environment Court and Court of Appeal
- Potential reforms to the legislation -- bringing in NSW Provisions into other jurisdictions
Presented by Tom White, Partner, Lander & Rogers
Presenters
Joanna Ling, Special Counsel, Thomson Geer
Joanna advises and acts for major Australian companies and individuals in all areas of planning, development, environment, contaminated land, heritage, water, pollution, waste, and compulsory acquisition. She has extensive experience acting for both consent authorities and proponents across a range of development types throughout all stages of property use and development. Joanna became an Accredited Specialist in Planning & Environment Law in 2020. She was recognised as 'One to watch' in Best Lawyers for 2024 and 2025 and as a Rising Star in Doyle's Guide for 2024.
Tom White, Partner, Lander & Rogers
Tom White specialises in all aspects of environment and planning law, with significant experience advising all levels (Commonwealth, State and local) of government as well as private landowners, developers and institutional investors on complex development projects and infrastructure. Tom provides strategic planning, environmental, heritage and approval advice on property development, energy and infrastructure projects. He is particularly well known for his expertise acting for acquiring authorities and landowners on compulsory acquisitions required for infrastructure projects. Tom is also an experienced litigator, acting in a range of disputes in the Land and Environment Court of NSW and other state and federal jurisdictions.
