Bick & Steele
Environment & Planning Law Experts
Who we are
Bick & Steele is a leading independent law firm which provides specialised legal services in environment & planning law matters to corporations (large and small), individuals, community groups and government agencies.
Bick & Steele has been recognised in the inaugural edition of Best Law Firms - Australia (2025).
We advise clients on all environment & planning law matters, including regulatory approval (development consent) and compliance issues, the compulsory acquisition of land, as well as land contamination and heritage issues. We also provide market leading due diligence, advocacy, and Land and Environment Court services.
Based in Sydney, we provide clients across Australia with an unbeatable level of service and deliver excellent results.
Specialist Land and Environment Court Lawyers
We are highly successful litigators with specialist experience in conducting matters in the Land and Environment Court of NSW, as well as in environment and planning matters in other courts including the Federal Court of Australia.
In conducting litigation, we develop a cost effective and robust litigation strategy and, where possible, engage in alternative dispute resolution processes to resolve disputes.
Our approach
By understanding your goals and objectives upfront, our team of specialist environment & planning lawyers will adopt a strategic, commercial and practical approach to ensure that your desired outcomes are achieved quickly and efficiently.
When you engage our firm, you will benefit from our lawyers’ many years of experience advising on some of the largest and most complex development projects in Australia.