Peter Jackson : Partner

 pjackson@pikeslawyers.com.au

Areas of Practice:

• Class 1 and 2 merit appeals in the Land and Environment Court.
• Class 3 valuation matters in the Land and Environment Court.
• Class 4 injunction proceedings and judicial review in the Land and Environment Court.
• Class 5 prosecution matters in the Land and Environment Court.
• Advocate in the Land and Environment Court in all classes of jurisdiction relating to merit appeals before Commissioners and legal matters before Judges.
• Mediation conferences pursuant to s34 of the Land and Environment Court Act.
• Environmental Planning and Assessment Act and related legislation.
• Liquor Licensing matters.
• Threatened species legislation.
• Town planning architecture, acoustical engineering, flora and fauna, hydrology and traffic relating to proposed development in the context of litigation.

Academic Qualifications:

• 1981 SAB – Law Extension Committee, University of Sydney

Admission Details:

• 1981 New South Wales

Career Highlights:

• Represented (the then) Department of Main Roads in the Land and Environment Court concerning the Court's first decision relating to "Solatium" as a head of consideration for compulsory acquisition (Robertson v Department of Main Roads 64 LGERA 78).
• Represented Oberon Powerline Investigation Committee (OPIC) concerning major challenge to EIS for Mount Piper to Marulan 500kV transmission line (Oberon Powerline Investigation Committee v The Electricity Commission of NSW, No. 40308 of 1989, unreported decision of Justice Cripps).
• Undertaking due diligence enquiry in respect of all relevant liquor licensing aspects for Lion Nathan purchase of shares in South Australian Brewing Company Limited.
• Obtaining exemption from certain provisions of the Building Code of Australia in respect of major CBD development including World Square, 1 O'Connell Street, Governor Phillip Tower and Bond Building.
• Represented South Sydney City Council in the Court of Appeal concerning litigation relating to existing use rights, Intensification of Use - Hotel Trading Hours (Houlakis v South Sydney City Council 90 LGERA 399).
• Represented South Sydney City Council on a special leave application to the High Court regarding a vexatious litigant (Valassis v South Sydney City Council 92 LGERA 275).
• Manly Council's advocate in the Land and Environment Court in challenge to validity of a development consent. Reported decision of Justice Sheahan (Hortis v Manly Council 104 LGERA 43).  Later appeal to the Court of Appeal (Manly Council v Hortis [2001] NSWCA 81) regarding implied knowledge and preconditions.
• South Sydney City Council's advocate in the Land and Environment Court concerning challenge to validity of development consent. Unreported decision of Justice Talbot (Wise v South Sydney City Council), natural justice and legitimate expectation.
• Leichhardt Council's advocate in existing use rights litigation (Australian Posters Pty Limited v Leichhardt Council 109 LGERA 343).
• Ashfield Municipal Council's advocate in landmark decision concerning classification of uses and jurisdictional fact (Pallas Newco Pty Limited v Votraint No. 1066 Pty Limited & Ors 129 LGERA 234) in the Court of Appeal.
• Leichhardt Council's advocate in respect of multiple challenges in the Land and Environment Court concerning validity of development consents (Gorczynski v Leichhardt Council 113 LGERA 422).
• Auburn Council's advocate in respect of challenges to validity of a development consent (Skouteris v Auburn Council [2005] NSWLEC 207).
• Hornsby Shire Council's advocate in "planning principle" case regarding existing use rights (Fodor Investments Pty Limited v Hornsby Shire Council 141 LGERA 14).
• Hornsby Shire Council's advocate in "planning principle" case regarding existing use rights (Masterbuilt Pty Limited v Hornsby Shire Council [2005] NSWLEC 212).
• Hornsby Shire Council's advocate in major challenge to section 94 contribution for residential development.
• Canada Bay City Council's advocate in respect of "planning principle" case regarding extent of FSR on small allotments (Canada Bay City Council v Drivas [2007] NSWLEC 314).
• Ashfield Municipal Council's advocate in "planning principle" case regarding maximum development potential in Residential 2(a) zone where no FSR stipulated (Salanitro-Chafei v Ashfield Municipal Council [2005] NSWLEC 366). 

Employment History:

• 1994 - current:  Partner, Pikes Lawyers
• 1987 - 1994:  Senior Associate, Mallesons Stephen Jaques
• 1981 - 1987:  Senior Legal Officer, Department of Main Roads NSW
• 1975 - 1980:  student at law with Department of Main Roads NSW