The environmental obligations placed on organisations are significant. It is hard to keep up-to-date and remain compliant with the latest regulations, and easier than ever to fall foul of the rules.
Gateley’s experienced environmental lawyers regularly advise clients on all aspects of contentious and non-contentious environmental requirements – helping you manage risks and keep you compliant.
It is crucial to understand and be aware of current and proposed legislation – failure to do so can affect your brand as well as the bottom line.
When dealing with corporate and real estate transactions we have the expertise to identify and deal with relevant environmental issues and risks early – with no messing about or delay.
We provide sensible commercial solutions tailored to your industry or sector and work seamlessly with our development, commercial property and corporate teams to make sure timescales are met.
We have strong connections with environmental consultants, insurers and other relevant professionals to ensure that any environmental risks are understood and dealt with quickly and smoothly so that completion of transactions is not delayed.
Examples of the work we do include:
In essence, we help make sure that you pay the right price and get the best value.
The Environment Agency and other environmental regulators like Natural Resources Wales and Local Authority Environmental Health Officers and planning teams take a robust line on investigating and enforcing legislation – and breaches of environmental law can result in criminal prosecutions, with fines in excess of £1m.
Our environmental lawyers have experience in defending prosecutions – and a high success rate of negotiating with the Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales and Local Authorities at the early stages of investigation to avoid prosecution in the first place.
Our team pride themselves on providing a rapid response, practical support and a proactive defence strategy – whatever the allegation – backed by extensive experience of managing investigations, handling interviews under caution and defending prosecutions.
We advise clients in contentious environmental work, including advising on complex decommissioning projects, such as the closure of power plants, recycling and paper mill sites. We regularly help clients navigate complex issues with Environment Agency compliance, empowering them to achieve commercially and environmentally satisfactory outcomes for their businesses.
Gateley’s environmental lawyers advise organisations of all sizes including national housebuilders and developers facing environmental-related investigations and negotiations with the regulator as well as non-contentious environment matters.