Noel Hemmings QC
Consultant
Sydney | +61 2 9230 4848
Noel.A.Hemmings@aar.com.au
As a former Judge of the New South Wales Land & Environment Court, Noel brings special expertise to his role as legal adviser and advocate in environment, planning, land valuation, compensation and administrative law disputes and litigation.
As a Judge, Noel had considerable influence on the development of the law in respect of land and environment protection in NSW.
His experience in the judiciary and as a Queens Counsel enables clients to call upon Noel for their advocacy work, rather than briefing counsel. The benefit to clients of savings in time and costs is complemented by Noel’s intimate knowledge and understanding of their case.
Noel regularly acts for the Australian, NSW and Northern Territory Governments, as well as a wide range of private and public companies.
He is currently acting for Multistar in the development of a major retail commercial development in Sydney; defending Shell Australia in a prosecution before the NSW Land & Environment Court; acting for Kembla Coal and Coke in court proceedings; and acting for Ardel in litigation regarding the Allambie Heights development in Sydney.
Noel shares his long-term experience with students and junior lawyers through his role as a part-time lecturer at the University of Sydney; University of NSW; University of Technology, Sydney; and the College of Law. He has presented numerous papers at international conferences in locations including Oxford, Washington DC, Auckland, London, Singapore, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Tokyo.
He is a past president of the Environmental Law Association of NSW.
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