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The Law
Advising on all aspects of environmental law: pollution prevention and control, integrated pollution control, air pollution control, contaminated land, control of waste management, water management and pollution, statutory nuisance and noise, and hazardous and radioactive substances.

Business Compliance
Helping you manage your environmental obligations arising from your day-to-day business, from the traditional permit based regimes for waste management, water use, and pollution control to newer market based mechanisms of control such as recycling obligations, product regulation and emission credits and landfill allowances.

Property, Projects & Corporate Transactions
Management of liability under the contaminated land regime in brownfield development; protection from environmental risks on corporate acquisitions or disposals and projects, including advising on environmental insurance. Advising lenders on their and their customers' exposure to environmental risks and advising borrowers on lenders' requirements re environmental management.

Contentious
Advising on raising statutory appeals and defending enforcement proceedings.

Regulatory
Managing the relationship with regulators, from applying and/or negotiating the terms of a permit, through managing compliance, to enforcement issues. We have a particular insight into the workings of regulators and utilities since many of our group have spent time working for them.

Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility
Advising on implementation of environmental management systems and appropriate corporate governance structures to deliver a business which is and is perceived to be environmentally responsible.

New and Future Law
Keeping you appraised on upcoming law (e.g. implementation of the Landfill Directive, the Water Framework Directive and the Environmental Liability Directive) preparing you for its arrival thus giving you an advantage over your competitors.

Health and Safety
Recognising that environmental obligations often intersect with health and safety responsibilities, our environment practice includes health and safely specialists enabling us to deliver comprehensive advice on issues such as asbestos management and hazardous substances.