Barrister, 13 Wentworth Selborne, Sydney
With over 11 years of experience at the Bar, and a total of 23 years as a specialist in
environmental, planning, mining and associated areas of property law, and also more
generally in related areas of commercial law, Clifford has been listed as either a leading or recommended barrister in the environmental and planning area in the “Doyle’s Guide” for the past six years. Complementing his specialist practice in environmental and planning law (including environmental crime), he also practises in related areas including mining law, property, building and construction, commercial tenancy, administrative law and judicial review, local government, and in related areas of commercial law.
Clifford has advised on and/or appeared in relation to many major projects across the State from large mining developments (the Donaldson Coal Mine open cut, the Gloucester Open Cut coal mine, the Ashton Open Cut coal mine, the Lake Cowal Gold Mine, the Anvil Hill Coal mine, Peabody open cut at Mudgee), and large urban developments, for example, Barangaroo and the proposed Crown Casino. He appears both for proponents and objectors. He regularly appears in both contested environmental crime or Class 5 cases in the Land and Environment Court and at sentencing hearing, and has appeared for both defendants and the Environment Protection Authority.
He appears across the range of cases in the Land and Environment Court’s jurisdiction
including in merits appeals, resumption and compensation, judicial review, and
environmental crime.
Clifford appears regularly in the real property list and Equity Division in the Supreme Court in relation to easement and other property law disputes.
With over 11 years of experience at the Bar, and a total of 23 years as a specialist in
environmental, planning, mining and associated areas of property law, and also more
generally in related areas of commercial law, Clifford has been listed as either a leading or recommended barrister in the environmental and planning area in the “Doyle’s Guide” for the past six years. Complementing his specialist practice in environmental and planning law (including environmental crime), he also practises in related areas including mining law, property, building and construction, commercial tenancy, administrative law and judicial review, local government, and in related areas of commercial law.
Clifford has advised on and/or appeared in relation to many major projects across the State from large mining developments (the Donaldson Coal Mine open cut, the Gloucester Open Cut coal mine, the Ashton Open Cut coal mine, the Lake Cowal Gold Mine, the Anvil Hill Coal mine, Peabody open cut at Mudgee), and large urban developments, for example, Barangaroo and the proposed Crown Casino. He appears both for proponents and objectors. He regularly appears in both contested environmental crime or Class 5 cases in the Land and Environment Court and at sentencing hearing, and has appeared for both defendants and the Environment Protection Authority.
He appears across the range of cases in the Land and Environment Court’s jurisdiction
including in merits appeals, resumption and compensation, judicial review, and
environmental crime.
Clifford appears regularly in the real property list and Equity Division in the Supreme Court in relation to easement and other property law disputes.