Environmental and Planning

The drive for stricter environmental regulation is readily apparent with the increase in legislation and regulation across the environmental sector, particularly in the waste, energy and construction industries. This development has lead to an increase in liability risk for all companies, whether it arises through a merger or acquisition, property purchase, disposal of waste, pollution control and indeed energy production and supply.

Dillon Eustace has responded to the rapidly evolving rate at which environmental responsibilities and regulation are evolving across all business sectors, including financial, energy, construction and waste, by establishing a specialist Environmental Law team to meet the needs of both public bodies and private businesses, whether interfacing with the regulatory authorities, carrying out due diligence, designing an effective compliance framework or bringing or defending criminal and civil actions.

Particular services include:

• Environment Due Diligence: Examining corporate compliance with environmental requirements in mergers and acquisitions.
• Land Contamination Issues: Liability of owners and occupiers and remediation of contaminated property.
• Regulation and Compliance: Inferfacing with the regulatory authorities and drafting compliance plans.
• Waste Management: License/permit applications and transfers and waste service contracts.
• IPPC licensing: Licensing applications and compliance.
• Planning: Planning applications, appeals and waste management plans.
• Enforcement: Advising on powers and procedures of public authorities.
• Litigation and Dispute Resolution: Defending or prosecuting civil and criminal actions and judicial review of public authority decisions.
• Competition: Market abuse and referrals to the Competition Authority and European Commission
• Procurement: Advising public and private bodies on procurement of infrastructure and services.