We are delighted to announce that Jenny Ware has joined our Firm as Special Counsel. Jenny is a specialist planning and environmental lawyer with additional broad ranging skills in commercial litigation and commercial transactions. She joins our Commercial group and will be providing additional support to the Property group on property development transactions.

Jenny has previously practised at national law firms, including as a partner heading one firm’s Sydney planning and environmental group. She has extensive experience advising developers, local councils, Landcom, the Department of Planning and resident action groups on all aspects of planning, local government and environmental law including:

·                 Zoning interpretation - permissibility of uses and existing use rights;

·                 Construction certificates and occupation certificates;

·                 Section 94 contributions;

·                 Section 96 modifications;

·                 Environmental impact statements;

·                 Retrospective consents;

·                 Pollution offences;

·                 Land & Environment Court litigation;

·                 Designated development;

·                 Heritage matters;

·                 Rating issues;

·                 Freedom of information;

·                 Challenging decisions of governments – local councils and tribunals;

·                 Environmental due diligence reporting on corporate transactions; and

·                 Land resumption and compensation.

Jenny has advised on major projects around Sydney including: Penrith Lakes, South Sydney Corporate Park, Walsh Bay, Jackson’s Landing and the Outlook at Kellyville. She has successfully acted in the Land & Environment Court for Mirvac Ltd, Defence Housing Authority and a raft of medium and smaller developers. Jenny has provided specialist advice to major national companies such as Stockland, Mirvac, WSN Environmental Solutions, CSR and Lend Lease.

Jenny has a sound understanding of the development industry and sat on the Board of the Urban Development Institute of Australia (NSW) from 2003 to 2007 where she was the inaugural chair of its Women in Development committee and also chaired its legal committee.

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