contentious matters and prosecutions

environment - earth

 

Our Environment team includes specialists in the conduct of environmental disputes, judicial review of administrative decisions and environmental warranty and indemnity claims. We also have considerable experience of handling criminal investigations and prosecutions in the environmental and health and safety field.  We use in-house advocates wherever possible.

 

Members of our team have, for example, recently represented clients in relation to:

  • defending a university in connection with an investigation by the Environment Agency into unauthorised discharges to air
  • advising an animal feed mill in connection with an investigation by the Environment Agency into pollution of a watercourse
  • defending a multi-national food manufacturing chain against charges arising from a pollution incident following an unauthorised discharge to a watercourse
  • defending a national waste management company in connection with charges brought by the Environment Agency arising from breach of an IPPC consent
  • defending a property development company against charges under the Protection of Badgers Act
  • advising and defending a major national pub company and a national leisure centre operator in respect of noise abatement notices
  • defending a national bookseller, a chain of convenience stores and a hardware wholesaler against charges under the packaging waste regulations

 

For more information, please contact Andrew Wiseman, head of Blake Lapthorn Tarlo Lyons’ Environment team on 01489 555016; email andrew.wiseman@bllaw.co.uk