Elizabeth Wild

Government Regulation; Energy Transition & Infrastructure

Liz advises on all legal and strategic aspects associated with contaminated land, including disputes regarding allocation of liability for contamination, obtaining planning and environmental approvals for the remediation and development of contaminated land, and transacting and negotiating the sale, purchase and decommissioning of complex contaminated sites and industrial facilities. She has been involved in many of the landmark cases in this area and acts for polluters and claimants in numerous environmental disputes involving the torts of nuisance and negligence. She is recognized as an authority regarding legal liability for PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) contamination.

Liz's understanding of the various contaminated land regulatory systems across Australia enables her to provide strategic advice to a range of private sector/institutional clients regarding their obligations with respect to contaminated land holdings within their property portfolios and strategies for divesting or acquiring potentially contaminated land.