Environment and planning
The successful acquisition, development, use and disposal of property will depend on an appropriate planning use and protection from environmental liability.
Taylor Wessing has a specialist team of lawyers acting for building contractors, developers, investors, owner occupiers, banks and local authorities and provides them with a wide range of advice on planning and environmental law.
We provide the full range of services in respect of planning from advising on an application and drafting relevant documentation to representing you in any court proceedings.
Liability for environmental contamination can be expensive and long lasting. In addition, acquiring a company which has a regulatory issue around the corner which you were not aware of can affect the commercial return significantly. We assist clients and their advisers in preparing environmental reviews and audits. We deal with appeals against environmental notices and proceedings. We negotiate to limit potential liability on acquisition and disposal of assets and help our clients assess risk and the best way of covering that risk be it by way of warranty indemnity insurance or physical works.
We have a great advantage in being a European Law Firm in that clients can take advantage of our local knowledge of how regulators actually work in each jurisdiction. This is invaluable in an area where so much of the enforcement of legislation is left to the discretion of the regulator.