Environment

Sales/Purchases/Leasing

Whether you are buying, selling or leasing property, you can't avoid environmental law. We will advise you on how to deal with environmental liabilities and how to protect your position. We will also assess the legal risks for you whether you are an owner, a developer or an occupier. We will make sure that you understand those risks early on in your deal so that there are no hidden surprises. And we'll prepare the right contractual provisions for you.

Licences & Consents

If you're buying a business, a company or simply running your own business, you will need to know whether there are any environmental licences or consents required. We will review these and advise you on them. We can also assist in having them transferred. Similarly, we also work with clients in making applications for licences and consents and help negotiate the legal issues with the regulators. We know our way around exemptions too. We will help you work out whether these apply if you are cleaning up contaminated land.

Contaminated Land

Issues about contaminated land can seem a nightmare in a transaction. We will guide you through the legal liability maze and help you work out the best strategy for addressing these issues. We have helped many clients in the development, sale and leasing of formerly contaminated land. If the problems are addressed head on at an early stage, the development of contaminated land offers significant business opportunities. We will add value to your deal and make sure that the right framework is in place so that you can sell on or lease with confidence.

Links to

Planning & Environment

Contact

Charles Smith