Environmental Litigation Experience
Secondsite Property Holdings Limited
Conducting a claim pursuant to section 73(6) of the Environmental Protection Act against an ex-tenant for damage caused by the unlawful tipping of waste
International Chemical Company
Advising on a multi-million dollar indemnity claim arising from breaches of UK Environmental Law.
First North Western
Successful appeal against an abatement notice served as a result of noise from the operation of trains
Restormel Borough Council
Advising on the defence of an appeal against an abatement notice served as a result of odours from a sewage treatment works
Large trading company
Advising on a dispute with the Environment Agency for breach of noise conditions in a PPC Permit
Private individual
Conducting claim against a local authority for flooding resulting in a High Court trial
Supermarket operator
Advising on a claim in professional negligence against its environmental consultants
Wemmergill Moor Limited
Defence of a prosecution for damaging a SSSI contrary to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
Various
Defending prosecutions for pollution of watercourses, unlawful treatment and deposit of waste and breach of Land Drainage Act notices
Windfarm owners
Advising a group of windfarm owners in relation to the recovery of subsidies unlawfully held by the windfarm operator
A US Chemicals Company
On the defence of a major criminal prosecution by the Environment Agency.
Major Waste & Industrial Companies
Advice on appeals against refusals to grant PPC permits (with members of the team having extensive advocacy enquiry experience)
A Large Corporate
Defending Scotland's first Contaminated Land Regime Notice under the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
An international company in the health and hygiene sector
Defending High Court mesothelioma claims both in relation to occupational exposure (i.e. individuals exposed in the workplace) and non-occupational exposure (i.e. individuals who have come into contact with asbestos indirectly).