Lea Hiltenkamp of Glen McLeod Legal, Junior Member of the Law Society of Western Australia 2021 Council and member of the Young Lawyers Committee, was interviewed in The West on the impact of COVID-19 and workplace changes in the legal profession. Read the full article in the The West here.
Thank you all for your continued support in 2020. We wish you a wonderful festive season.
Glen McLeod Legal welcomes its two newest team members, Emiko Watanabe and Janine Upson. Emiko has a keen interest in planning, environmental and public law. She undertakes legal research in issues relating to development approvals, regulatory compliance and environmental approvals. Emiko assists with drafting advice and submissions in relation to development approvals or refusals, JDAP […]
This case was a matter on appeal from the Magistrates Court of Western Australia, deciding the issue of whether the clearing of vegetation was a development that required approval from the City of Kalamunda for the purposes of the Planning and Development Act 2005 (PD Act). Background In late 2015, ACN 605 729 995 Pty […]
The Law Society of Western Australia’s Young Lawyers Committee hosted the annual mixed netball competition on Friday, 20 November 2020. The event saw 12 teams in friendly competition for the top spot and prize. Chelsea White, Daniel Morey and Emiko Watanabe of Glen McLeod Legal joined the team Policy Makers, which included lawyers from Torrens […]
Conservation covenants are voluntary agreements entered into between a landholder and an authorised body to conserve or enhance the natural, cultural or scientific values of land. They take the form of landowners undertaking to act or to refrain from acting in relation to the specified land. Conservation covenants have taken many statutory forms, with various […]
‘Waste not, want not: Valuing waste as a resource’ (Discussion Paper) was released in September by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER). The paper addresses two key changes to the current legislative framework, by proposing amendments to the definition of ‘waste’ and introducing ‘waste-derived materials determinations’ (WDM Determinations). This Discussion Paper builds on […]
2020 has been an interesting year for both waste and environmental protection reform. Glen McLeod Legal is glad to be involved in these areas. Recently, the National Environmental Law Association, Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Australia and the Piddington Society hosted seminars to consider environmental law reform and opportunities and challenges in recovering […]
The State Administrative Tribunal (Tribunal) has clarified the nature of structure plans in the Western Australian planning system in its recent decision in Rpoint Land Pty Ltd and Western Australian Planning Commission [2020] WASAT 92. RPoint Land Pty Ltd (Applicant) had applied to the Western Australian Planning Commission (Commission) for approval of amendments to the […]
The team at Glen McLeod Legal brushed up on their trivia for the UDIA Quiz Night last week. It was a pleasure to attend a UDIA social event for the first time since COVID restrictions eased and to mingle with others in the industry. While we did not quite manage first place it was a […]
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