Lavan Legal’s energy and resources team specialises in all aspects of major projects and transactions in the mining, oil and gas and infrastructure sectors and has significant expertise in energy regulation and access.

John Garvey, Caroline Brown, Matthew Knox and Bronwyn Davies are the key members of Lavan Legal’s team. John Garvey has over 20 years’ experience in all aspects of major minerals and petroleum projects, state agreements, joint ventures, international sales and shipping of LNG, iron ore, salt and other bulk commodities, including long-term contracts of affreightment and engineering construction and project management documentation.

Our team have advised on farm-out and joint operating documentation for Australian and foreign petroleum projects, electricity and gas purchase contracts, gas off-take agreements, operational balancing and transportation agreements, agreements for electricity transmission and iron ore and coal sales and supply agreements.

Caroline Brown and Matthew Knox have been involved in a number of leading cases before the Courts and State Energy Review Tribunals, including acting for State Regulatory Authorities in disputes involving legal challenges to gas access arrangements in Western Australia and South Australia.

Bronwyn Davies has extensive experience in negotiating and drafting all forms of documentation relating to hard rock mining in Australia and overseas. She has also been involved in mining projects and related infrastructure developments throughout Australia, dealing with issues of land access, heritage, native title and all forms of mining-related services contracts and ore sales.

Through our diverse practice, Lavan Legal’s energy and resources team has an in-depth understanding of the mining, oil and gas and electricity sectors that enables us to provide expert guidance to clients seeking to navigate the ever changing energy and resources landscape.