by kapow | Apr 12, 2020 | Blog, Legal
Recent Coastal Legal Cases There have several recent court cases that relate to coastal management. We should be aware that decisions by courts can form a basis for future planning and actions in coastal management. While the legal process can be very time-consuming...
by kapow | Mar 18, 2019 | Blog, Legal
Foreshore land grants in eastern Sydney I must first declare a personal land interest in this blog. The house where I have lived in Rose Bay and our current dwelling in Vaucluse, in eastern Sydney, were both the subject of 19th century land grants that have links to...
by kapow | Mar 15, 2019 | Authored Elsewhere, Blog, Legal
The right to bath on the beach Australian’s today believe they have a public right to access and use the beach. That includes the right to swim and surf. It has not always been so. Doug Booth, the historian, has written a wonderful account of steps taken to enjoy the...
by kapow | Sep 27, 2018 | Blog, Legal
Coasts and Legal Systems The legal framework for environmental law as articulated by James Thornton in his book ClientEarth, refers to enforcement as the fifth stage. This follows four stages consisting of science leading to policy to law to implementation. This fifth...
by kapow | Aug 10, 2017 | Blog, Legal
Lifecycle of coastal environmental law “Environmental laws have a lifecycle, like any organism. In this body of law, there are five phases”. These are the words of James Thornton from his book with Martin Goodman entitled Client Earth (Scribe, 2017). This is an...
by kapow | Apr 20, 2017 | Blog, Legal
The Blue Mud Bay case – Aboriginal property rights in the Northern Territory Each year the Wentworth Group (WG) invites 8 to 10 PhD scholars from around Australia and a bunch of “young professionals” to Sydney to meet with its members and participate in discussions...