Environmental Law

Legal advice on environmental law and compliance

In order to minimise and reduce the risk of intervention the environmental regulatory bodies, our team of environmental lawyers specialising in environmental law and protection can advise and assist you with the complexities of environmental law and compliance relating to business sites. Our areas of expertise include the contaminated land regime, waste, water related issues and COMAH regulated sites.

Environmental law and protection issues are regulated by the Environment Agency and Environmental Health Departments of local authorities. The environmental law regulatory regime deliberately imposes strict liability in pollution cases. If you are investigated for a breach of the environmental legislation, it can be a confusing and frustrating experience, but we can help you defend you and company's interests.

Our environmental lawyers

Our lawyers specialising in environmental law compliance, environmental investigation and prosecution have extensive experience of advising on achieving a high level of compliance to reduce the risk of environmental regulation breaches or committing environmental criminal offences. If there is an allegation of non compliance, regulation breaches or criminal offences, our lawyers advise and defend individuals and companies who are under investigation in order to avoid prosecution where possible. Investigations may be commenced following pollution incidents and breaches of the duty of care regime contained in the Environmental Protection Act 1990.

Our solicitors provide advice and representation in relation to:

• Pollution of soil and groundwater including potable water supplies obtained from aquifers contained within designated Source Protection Zones.
• General requirements of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and the Water Resources Act 1991 and the huge number of other regulations.
• Investigations after pollution incidents or land slips have occurred which have resulted in serious damage to the environment including business critical advice for corporate and public bodies under investigation. This advice covers all aspects of investigations, including attendance at interviews under caution and compulsory requirements to produce documents or information.
• Representations on behalf of corporate or public bodies to the relevant authorities to attempt to avoid prosecution.
• Representation of corporates and public bodies if a prosecution is commenced.
• Representation of individuals prosecuted for breaches of environmental legislation.
• Advice regarding Environmental Abatement Notices served by Local Authority Environmental Health Departments in relation to statutory nuisance issues including air pollution, noise and land related movement and drainage issues.

Call David Egan on 0870 1500 100 or 0207 421 3883 to arrange a consultation, or use the links above to drop us a line.

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