Planning and Environment Litigation (QLD)

The Planning and Environment Litigation (QLD) matter type provides the necessary contact cards and layouts for a Planning and Environment matter that has commenced court proceedings. 

You can select whether you act for the Initiating Party, Respondent, Co-Respondent, or Co-Respondent by Election. 

Initiating Party has a Details sublayout where you can select whether you act for the Applicant or Appellant.

Common Contact Cards and Layouts

The following Contact Cards and Layouts appear by default on a Planning and Environment Litigation (QLD) matter:

• Initiating Party
• Respondent
• Subject Land 
  Enter the relevant address and title particulars
• Development Details 
  Enter the DA description and DA number
• Case Details 
  Enter the court details, mediation details, court document and listing details.

Uncommon Contact Cards and Layouts

Uncommon contact cards are also available for selection on a matter-by-matter basis:

• Co-Respondent (unless you have selected to act for this party)
• Co-Respondent By Election (unless you have selected to act for this party)
• Expert
• Mediator
• Barrister
• Previous Solicitor
• Additional Contact

Learn how to select uncommon contacts from within the matter.

If you don’t see a contact card needed for this matter type, you can submit a request for it to be added to Smokeball.

Precedent Library

The Planning and Environment Litigation (QLD) matter provides access to the Planning and Environment (QLD) Precedent Profile with pre-set Precedent Library folders which include non-legally drafted precedents for everyday use, together with shortcuts to commonly used documents found under Court & Authority forms: 

If the Precedent Profile does not appear in the Precedent Library, please ensure that you have subscribed to the Precedent Profile.

If you don’t see a commonly used and publicly available form and you would like it added to Smokeball, you can request a form.