Bick & Steele

Environment & Planning Law Experts

Who we are

Bick & Steele is a leading independent Australian law firm which provides specialised legal services in environment & planning law matters to corporations, individuals, community groups and government agencies.

Bick & Steele has been recognised in the 2026 edition of Best Law Firms - Australia.

Our lawyers advise clients on all environment & planning law matters, including regulatory approval (land use and environmental approvals), approval compliance issues, the compulsory acquisition of land, as well as land contamination, pollution and heritage issues. We also provide market leading due diligence, advocacy, and environment and planning litigation (dispute resolution) services.

We provide our clients across Australia with an unbeatable level of service and deliver excellent results.

Specialist Environment and Planning Law Litigators

We are highly successful litigators with extensive specialised experience in conducting environmental and planning law litigation in State, Territory, and Federal Courts and Tribunals.

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 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.