location_on Brisbane
Ben Caldwell
Partner
Ben is a senior partner in Colin Biggers & Paisley's Planning Government Infrastructure & Environment group with more than 25 years of experience advising local governments and commercial developers across all areas of planning and environmental law.
Overview
Ben has significant experience advising local governments and private entities on planning and development law, the delivery and funding of municipal infrastructure, drafting infrastructure agreements, preparing planning scheme instruments and advising on strategy and policy decisions. Ben is also an experienced litigator acting regularly for clients in the Planning and Environment Court.
In Queensland, Ben has advised on major environmental and sustainability matters and has substantial experience with environmental offsets and compliance with development approvals and other environmental obligations.
Ben's expertise has been well recognised by industry directories having been listed in Doyle's Guide as a recommended Queensland planning and environment lawyer since 2016 and in The Best Lawyers in Australia since 2019. Ben holds a Bachelor of Commerce in addition to his Bachelor of Laws.