Energy + Infrastructure
Supporting Australia’s energy transition and critical infrastructure sectors.
Australia's renewable energy targets exceed the grid, the market and the regulatory system's current capacity to deliver them. Renewable generation, transmission projects, energy retailers, network operators and critical infrastructure providers are all navigating increasing regulation, operational complexity and major investment as a result.
We support developers, retailers, asset owners, network operators, utilities, government and infrastructure businesses across the full lifecycle of their operations. From commercial contracts, property and land access, employment and governance through to regulatory compliance, disputes and major project delivery.
With deep expertise in renewable energy, transmission infrastructure and the broader energy market, we help clients manage risk, deliver projects, support customers and operate with confidence.
How we
can help you:
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Land access programs demand disciplined execution, careful coordination and clear visibility across each stage of delivery. We help clients move from planning into action, managing negotiations, due diligence and acquisition pathways in a way that reduces risk and keeps projects moving.
Executing land access and acquisition programs
Tailoring legal instruments to different infrastructure classes
Managing due diligence, negotiations and compensation support
Supporting compulsory acquisition pathways where required
Issuing notices and compensation offers in line with acquisition legislation
Advising on and managing compensation claims
Representing clients in disputed compensation matters and litigation
Maintaining a single source of truth through the Law Squared Landholder Platform
Learn more about our Energy + Infrastructure expertise.
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Large-scale land access programs depend on clear workflows, reliable data and timely insight. We help clients design legal operations and technology systems that reduce friction, improve reporting and give project teams greater visibility over progress, risk and next steps.
Landholder platform implementation and workflow design
Dashboards and reporting for better project visibility
Data quality, testing and change support
Training and tools for legal and project teams
Tracking progress, risk and compensation exposure
Project management leading the legal workstream end to end
Producing project and infrastructure-specific legal process maps
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Energy and infrastructure projects rely on clear, commercially grounded agreements to manage risk, coordinate stakeholders and maintain delivery momentum. We support clients with general property, procurement and commercial advice, and draft, review and negotiate a wide range of project-critical agreements, including:
Supply, distribution and reseller agreements
Master Services Agreements (MSAs) and Statements of Work (SOWs)
SaaS, software licensing and cloud services agreements
Confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements
Data sharing, partnership and joint venture agreements
Infrastructure works and equipment supply agreements
Operation and maintenance agreements
Power purchase agreements
Connection offers and agreements
Electricity retail supply, network service and metering agreements
Land access, land crossing, facilities access and shared access agreements
Learn more about our Commercialand Property expertise.
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Energy market participants from energy retailers, asset owners, developers, operators and transmission network providers, aim to delivery energy security and supply to the market. Occasionally they need to resolve disputes, enforce customer contracts, pursue recovery of losses or mitigate risk of project delay and performance payments arises. Our Disputes lawyers help energy and infrastructure businesses resolve these issues efficiently, while protecting commercial relationships and project outcomes. Our services include:
Debt recovery and contract enforcement with customers, contractors and counterparties
Contract disputes, including delay, defect and variation claims
Land access and easement disputes
Compulsory Acquisition Litigation
Insurance (subrograted) claims managementAlternative dispute resolution
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The energy transition depends as much on people as it does on infrastructure. From safety-critical roles to the psychosocial risks of high-pressure (often remote and shift-based) work, as the sector grows, so do its workforce challenges. Our Employment + Workplace Relations Team help energy and infrastructure businesses stay ahead of their obligations by running tailored training sessions for their frontline employees, managers, senior leaders and Board members.Our services include:
Psychosocial hazard risk management and training
Respect@Work training
Managing ill and injured employees training
Performance management training
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In energy and infrastructure, legal teams are often pulled between day-to-day support and the demands of major project delivery. LSaaS gives clients flexible, fixed-cost legal capacity to help manage peak periods, leave gaps, regulatory change and other project-driven pressure.
LSaaS is ideal for energy and infrastructure clients seeking to:
Add capacity to their in-house legal team
Cover short-term resourcing gaps during recruitment, annual or parental leave
Access legal support for major projects, regulatory change or other high-priority initiatives
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