Environmental legal services

Environmental law is now a top boardroom concern. The government has set a legally binding target requiring the UK to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050. This legislative driver will have a huge impact across the real estate and corporate sectors.

Businesses are expected to have Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) strategies to demonstrate their green credentials to customers, investors and insurers.

If your business owns or occupies any contaminated sites, there are higher environmental liability risks that can deter investors or even require accounting provisions.

Our environmental lawyers can strengthen your ESG proposition with a unique Environmental Liability Management Audit to identify contaminated land liability risks and implement mitigation steps.

The legally privileged audit can also be used to prepare for vendor due diligence for disposing of contaminated land assets.

Our team has a national reputation for environment transactional support and brownfield development projects.

We've worked on complex transactions across a broad range of environmental industries – chemicals, waste, transport and manufacturing, as well as supporting Mills & Reeve sector groups in health, education and insurance.

Top ranked in the Chambers UK Guide and Legal 500, we have a particular niche for environmental liability transfer and brownfield regeneration projects.

We're also one of a handful of environmental law teams in the UK with a strong environmental insurance practice.

We provide clear, practical and commercial advice on the high risk environmental issues that matter most to your business.

Our experience gives us the confidence to make the right calls when the stakes are high.