Julia Rushton, Partner | Environmental

Julia Rushton

Partner
Jurisdiction South Africa, 2017
Language(s) English
Office(s) Johannesburg
Contact
Business +27 11 586 6015
Email jrushton@fasken.com
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Overview

Julia Rushton is a partner in the Environmental practice group in the Johannesburg office of Fasken. She has experience in both commercial law and litigation and completed a masters degree in environmental law at the University of Cape Town in 2019.

As a member of the Environmental practice group, Julia assists clients with environmental due diligence investigations, environmental and regulatory administrative appeals and judicial reviews, opinion drafting, advice on environmental compliance with all environmental legislation and licences, advice on environmental legal requirements and compliance pertaining to the renewable energy, mining, petrochemical and other industries.

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Client Work

  • Enel Green Power reaches financial close on three wind power projects of a combined capacity of 330MW, [Deal - Lenders], Portfolio project financing for the construction, operation and maintenance of 3 wind farms with a combined capacity of 330MW.
  • Fasken successfully represented a key applicant in a landmark decision made by the Constitutional Court in the Transfer of Water Use Entitlements, [Case - South African Association for Water Use Associations (SAAFWUA)], Fasken successfully represented a key applicant SAAFWUA in a landmark decision made by the Constitutional Court in the Transfer of Water Use Entitlements.
Deal Advised Lenders Enel Green Power reaches financial close on three wind power projects of a combined capacity of 330MW Portfolio project financing for the construction, operation and maintenance of 3 wind farms with a combined capacity of 330MW. Read more
Case Represented South African Association for Water Use Associations (SAAFWUA) Fasken successfully represented a key applicant in a landmark decision made by the Constitutional Court in the Transfer of Water Use Entitlements Fasken successfully represented a key applicant SAAFWUA in a landmark decision made by the Constitutional Court in the Transfer of Water Use Entitlements. Read more

Career & Education

Education

  • LLM, Environmental Law University of Cape Town
  • LLB University of Cape Town
  • BSc, Ecology and Marine Biology with distinction University of Cape Town

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Member Environmental Law Association
  • Member Golden Key International Honours Society
  • Member Legal Practice Council of South Africa
  • Member Legal Practice Council of South Africa 2017

Knowledge

  • Action Alert! The majority of the provisions in the National Environmental Management Laws Amendment Act 2 of 2022 came into effect, 7/26/2023
  • Government proposes removing the 100 MW electricity generation licensing threshold from Schedule 2 of the Electricity Regulation Act 4 of 2006, 9/26/2022
  • Key Aspects of South Africa’s much-anticipated Climate Change Bill, 6/9/2022
forest seen through square windows Bulletin Action Alert! The majority of the provisions in the National Environmental Management Laws Amendment Act 2 of 2022 came into effect On 24 June 2022, the much-anticipated National Environmental Management Laws Amendment Act 2 of 2022 (“NEMLAA”) was enacted after more than 5 years since it was introduced as a Bill to the National Assembly. Although the NEMLAA had been published, the date of commencement was still to be proclaimed and many legal practitioners were left wondering when or if the provisions would come into effect. Read more
man checking solar panels Bulletin Government proposes removing the 100 MW electricity generation licensing threshold from Schedule 2 of the Electricity Regulation Act 4 of 2006 Earlier this month, the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy published draft amendments to Schedule 2 of the Electricity Regulation Act 4 of 2006 in Government Notice 2459 in Government Gazette 46850 (the “Notice”). Read more
shrub in the sunlight Article Key Aspects of South Africa’s much-anticipated Climate Change Bill On 18 February 2022, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (“DFFE”) formally introduced the Climate Change Bill [B9- 2022] (the “Bill”) to Parliament. Read more

News

  • Landmark Decision by the Constitutional Court of South Africa in the Transfer of Water Use Entitlements, 3/15/2023
Landmark Decision by the Constitutional Court of South Africa in the Transfer of Water Use Entitlements Notable Work Landmark Decision by the Constitutional Court of South Africa in the Transfer of Water Use Entitlements The Constitutional Court ruling confirms that the National Water Act allows for the transfer of water use entitlements, and that trading in such rights is not prohibited or unlawful and may even be transferred for compensation. Read more

Publications

  • The draft amendments to the Electricity Regulations on New Generation Capacity shine more light on municipal power generation, 5/12/2020
  • The draft amendments to the Electricity Regulations on New Generation Capacity shine more light on municipal power generation, 5/12/2020
  • The draft amendments to the Electricity Regulations on New Generation Capacity shine more light on municipal power generation, 5/12/2020
Bulletin, Co-Author The draft amendments to the Electricity Regulations on New Generation Capacity shine more light on municipal power generation Polity
Bulletin, Co-Author The draft amendments to the Electricity Regulations on New Generation Capacity shine more light on municipal power generation Mining Weekly Read more
Bulletin, Co-Author The draft amendments to the Electricity Regulations on New Generation Capacity shine more light on municipal power generation Engineering News Read more

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