Harshane Kahagalle

My work involves advising on some of the most significant and high profile development projects in Australia.  My expertise spans property and infrastructure development; mining and resources; planning, environmental and administrative law matters.  I specialise in helping clients to secure necessary development approvals, including approvals for major projects.

I am currently acting for clients in landmark major project and environmental litigation on high value projects.   I am also acting for clients in a number of test cases at the cutting edge of environmental and planning law and on critical “bet the company” litigation.   My strong litigation track record shows that I have helped clients to successfully secure and preserve billions of dollars in development rights in major project litigation.

After being admitted to practice in 1999, I joined Allen Allen & Hemsley (now Allens Linklaters). In 2006 I went onto hold senior positions at Freehills (now Herbert Smith Freehills). I spent 5 years as a partner at Henry Davis York before joining Addisons in 2015.

Having trained as an architect as well as a lawyer, I hold a deep understanding of building and development processes.

Rankings:

– Ranked in the Chambers Asia-Pacific Guide 2019 for Environment & Planning.

– Winner of AI Magazine’s Leading Property and Infastructure Development Lawyer of the Year, Australia, for 2019

Expertise

My work for clients falls mainly within the following categories:

– property and infrastructure development

– major projects

– planning and environment

– mining and resources

– state and local government administration

– litigation