LAWYER PROFILE

William Oxby

Asia-Pacific 2026

Johnson Winter Slattery

Ranked in 1 practice area

Native Title: Proponents

Australia

14 years ranked

About

Provided by Johnson Winter Slattery

Practice Areas

- Environment & Planning

- Energy & Resources

- Projects & Construction

- Mining

- Infrastructure & Utilities

Career

William is an environment and planning lawyer with over 20 years’ experience.

He acts for clients to procure environmental, planning, mining and other regulatory approvals required for developing and expanding major energy, resources, renewables and infrastructure projects. William also assists on the negotiation of Indigenous land use agreements and the acquisition of land affected by native title; prepare cultural heritage surveys; and secure cultural heritage approvals.

William is a trusted advisor to his clients in the development, acquisition and disposal of energy, resources and infrastructure projects throughout Australia. William’s clients include both the private sector as well as State and Commonwealth government agencies.

William is regularly recognised as a leading environment and planning lawyer in Chambers & Partners where he has been said to be “an expert at distilling complex legal issues into concise, to the point advice that can be reviewed and understood by non-lawyers”.

For additional information on William’s professional background and work highlights, please visit: https://jws.com.au/our-people/william-oxby/

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Asia & Pacific

Native Title: Proponents - Australia

Band 2

Individual Editorial

William Oxby of Johnson Winter Slattery in Brisbane is a practitioner whose expertise extends across a wide range of contentious and non-contentious native title and cultural heritage matters. He has extensive experience acting for proponents on mandates concerning native title tenure validity and land use agreements, as well as disputes and compensation claims considered by the National Native Title Tribunal.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

I found William Oxby to be a very kind gentleman to work with and very knowledgeable in the space. I respect his opinion and he has a good network, bringing in advice form other parties and areas.
Native Title: ProponentsChambers Asia & Pacific
Will provides pragmatic and considered advice. He's prompt in service delivery, drawing on a depth of expertise and bringing a depth of experience.
Native Title: ProponentsChambers Asia & Pacific