Banco Chambers warmly congratulates Zoe Bush, who was awarded the Mahla Pearlman Award for the Australian Young Environmental Lawyer of the Year yesterday.
The Award recognises the recipient’s contribution to environmental law and their contribution to the legal and wider community.
The Award is bestowed annually by the Australian Environment and Planning Law Group of the Australian Law Council. It is named in honour of the former Chief Judge of the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales, and former President of the Law Council of Australia, the late honourable Mahla Pearlman AO.
Zoe commenced practice at the Bar in 2024. Her recent work includes appearing in the Federal Court in a misleading and deceptive conduct case against a major gas producer concerning its net zero and clean energy claims; appearing in a High Court appeal arising from the judicial review of a mining development approval; and a nuisance class action concerning land contamination arising from mining activity.
Zoe practises widely and also appeared for the non-executive directors of Star Entertainment Group in the breach of director’s duties case brought by ASIC. She also currently acts for a major technology company in a privately brought competition case in the Federal Court of Australia.