Specialists in Australian climate change law
Equity Generation Lawyers is a specialist Australian law firm focused on complex litigation and legal advice at the intersection of climate change, biodiversity, human rights, corporate accountability and financial risk.
MACH Energy Australia Pty Ltd v Denman Aberdeen Muswellbrook Scone Healthy Environment Group Inc & Anor
The case examines whether decision-makers must consider the contribution of fossil fuel projects to climate change and the resulting harm.
2025 -
NWTAS for Clean Oceans Inc v Minister for Environment and Water & Others
Application for judicial review challenging the Minister for Environment and Water’s decision confirming that salmon farming can continue in Macquarie Harbour.
2025 -
The Wilderness Society v NOPSEMA and Santos
Judicial review challenging financial assurance requirements for decommissioning of offshore oil and gas infrastructure.
2025 - 2026
Diana Beere v National Australia Bank
Shareholder application to access internal NAB documents relating to thermal coal funding and human rights commitments.
2024
Parents for Climate v EnergyAustralia
Landmark action against EnergyAustralia for misleading customers about the carbon neutrality of its energy products.
2023 - 2025
Jubilee v Export Finance Australia & NAIF
Federal Court action compelling government agencies to disclose environmental effects of subsidised fossil fuel projects.
2023 - 2025
Catherine Rossiter v ANZ Group Holdings Limited
ANZ shareholder Catherine Rossiter sought access to the bank's internal risk management framework over concerns about its management of climate and biodiversity risk.
2023 - 2024
Re AGL Energy Limited
Intervention in Supreme Court proceedings challenging AGL's scheme materials for a proposed company demerger.
2022
Abrahams v Commonwealth Bank of Australia (2021)
Shareholders sought access to internal Commonwealth Bank documents relating to the bank's climate change commitments.
2021 - 2023
Vanderstock v Victoria
High Court constitutional challenge by electric vehicle drivers against Victoria's road user tax on electric vehicles.
2021 - 2023
Sharma v Minister for Environment
Class action by 8 students against the Federal Environment Minister over the climate impacts of a proposed coal project.
2021 - 2022
O’Donnell v Commonwealth
World-first action against a nation State for failing to disclose climate change risks to sovereign bond investors.
2020 - 2022
McVeigh v Rest
World-leading litigation against the trustee of a $60 billion superannuation fund, resulting in a net zero by 2050 commitment.
2018 - 2020