Presenters

Gemma Chadwick, Special Counsel, HopgoodGanim Lawyers
Gemma offers extensive experience managing a range of planning and environment matters, including representing clients in the Planning and Environment Court to assist in obtaining development approvals. Gemma also advises developers, government entities and mining and infrastructure proponents across the spectrum of State and Federal planning and environment legislation. She provides front end advice such as project scoping and due diligence and has experience preparing and negotiating infrastructure agreements. Gemma is an active member of many relevant industry associations, including the Queensland Environmental Law Association, the Urban Development Institute of Australia and the Planning Institute of Australia.


Daniel Gore KC, Level 11 Inns of Court
Danny Gore KC is a specialist appellate and trial advocate, particularly in the fields of Planning and Environmental Law, Administrative Law, Resources Law, Land Court matters and Alternate Dispute Resolution. Mr Gore has a busy appellate practice, having regularly appeared in the Queensland Court of Appeal, the High Court of Australia and the Land Appeal Court. He is recognised as being preeminent in Planning and Environmental Law by Doyle’s Guide. Before becoming more specialised, Mr Gore had an extensive and broad commercial practice that also included Building and Construction Law, Trade Practices and General Contract Law. With that broad experience, Mr Gore is highly regarded as a mediator and acts as mediator over a diverse range of legal disputes extending beyond his specialised fields.