Environment
UK Guide 2025 : The North
Band 1
Contact number
(0113) 209 2000About
Provided by Addleshaw Goddard LLP
Please visit the Addleshaw Goddard website to find out more about our work in this area: https://www.addleshawgoddard.com/en/specialisms/real-estate/environment/
Chambers Review
Addleshaw Goddard's practice has a full-service offering and extensive expertise in regulatory matters. The team is regularly called upon to advise on highly contentious cases and questions of environmental liability. It is also sought after for advice on the environment law implications of corporate and commercial transactions, and assists a broad client base including several household names.
Work Highlights
- Addleshaw Goddard advised Asda on the environmental aspects of its acquisition of Euro Garages.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Addleshaw Goddard provides very pragmatic and strategic services for problems that are complex and not easy to resolve."
"I like the way that I am able to explore commercial aspects as well as legal detail with Addleshaw Goddard."
"Addleshaw Goddard provides very pragmatic and strategic services for problems that are complex and not easy to resolve."
"I like the way that I am able to explore commercial aspects as well as legal detail with Addleshaw Goddard."
Notable Practitioners
Michelle Headrige leads the environment and sustainability team at Addleshaw Goddard. She advises an impressive client base drawn from the utilities, manufacturing and transport sectors on compliance and transactional due diligence matters. She also assists clients with Environment Agency investigations into watercourse pollution, chemical spills and various waste offences.
"Michelle Headrige is phenomenal overall."
"Michelle demonstrated technical brilliance."
Stuart Wardlaw represents corporate and public sector clients in all manner of environment and health and safety regulatory proceedings and investigations. He has particular expertise advising clients on compliance with REACH regulation.
"Stuart Wardlaw is always pragmatic and can simplify complicated concepts. He is good at explaining matters."
Charlotte Scrivens is developing a broad contentious and non-contentious practice. She assists a variety of private sector clients with issues such as transactional due diligence, Environment Agency investigations and ESG compliance.
"Charlotte Scrivens is a bright and pragmatic lawyer."