Contaminated Land
- Statutory clean-up powers including notices issued by the local authority or the Environment Agency
- Liability under the Environmental Damage Regulations
- Civil and criminal liabilities of polluters and owners of contaminated land
- Environmental investigations including identification of and appointment of specialist environmental consultants
- Cleaning up contaminated land including liaising with the regulator, neighbours and previous owners
- Liaison with environmental consultants who specialise in identifying and designing remediation schemes
- Remediation contracts with developers, funders and contractors
- Allocation of liability for contamination as part of real estate and corporate transactions (both share sales and business sales)
- Environmental insurance and liaison with specialist brokers
- Planning matters including appropriate planning conditions, remediation agreements and environmental impact assessment
