In recent years, environmental liabilities have become firmly established as key considerations in property transactions.

Our team of specialist environmental lawyers work alongside our real estate team to offer a full range of environmental legal services, from dealing with potential environmental liabilities through to providing detailed advice in transactions involving known environmental risks, such as brownfield development and remediation contracts.

Our environment team are committed to ensuring our clients’ interests are protected against unforeseen environmental liabilities that can and do arise in the context of property transactions. Our team can project manage the identification of environmental risks through commissioning and reviewing environmental searches and through appointing environmental consultants where the environmental risks warrant this. Once identified, our environment team can negotiate the contractual provisions necessary to clearly apportion potential liabilities.

When faced with known environmental issues, our environment team is experienced at guiding clients through this complex area including appointing and project managing environmental consultants and remediation contractors and advising on strategy when regulators are involved.

See also Environment.