Environment
UK Guide 2025 : Thames Valley
Band 1
Email address
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(03700) 868300About
Provided by Shoosmiths LLP
Our environmental lawyers can help your business manage risks and comply with the complexities of legislation. If things go wrong, we can help you get your business back into compliance and apply our expertise to assist you with regulator challenges.
As environmental lawyers, we can undertake due diligence, manage risks in all types of transactions and projects, advise on the interpretation of and compliance with environmental regulations, as well as advising on contentious matters.
When undertaking corporate or real estate transactions, businesses should consider whether there are any significant environmental issues for which they may be responsible. We offer sensible and practical advice on how environmental risks can be minimised or avoided.
Relationships with regulators are critical to the ongoing success of your business and we can help you to maintain them. Compliance is critical to avoid enforcement action and potentially damaging publicity. This is particularly important if you are seeking to use your environmental credentials to differentiate yourself from your competitors. We can help manage your environmental risk, ongoing compliance and other engagement with regulators.
We have a successful track record in working with clients and regulators to prevent enforcement action being taken. Where formal enforcement action cannot be prevented, we advise on all aspects of defending environmental investigations and prosecutions.
Chambers Review
Shoosmiths has a respected practice noted for providing representation to clients in an array of contentious environmental matters. It frequently assists with internal and Environment Agency investigations into issues such as watercourse contamination and waste management. The team acts for a range of high-profile clients in the automotive, manufacturing and retail sectors, among others. The team has additional experience in noise nuisance claims.
Work Highlights
- Shoosmiths advised Tan Delta Systems on the environmental law aspects of its IPO.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Shoosmiths were proactive and engaged."
"Shoosmiths' responses were immediate and their service was routinely excellent."
"Shoosmiths were proactive and engaged."
"Shoosmiths' responses were immediate and their service was routinely excellent."
Notable Practitioners
Charles Arrand is noted for his ability to provide counsel on both contentious and non-contentious issues. He is notably adept at acting on behalf of clients during investigations and enforcement matters.
"I think Charles Arrand is the best regulatory solicitor in the country. He has impeccable judgement, knows everything backwards, handles prosecutors so well and manages investigations."
Joanne Sear is a principal associate at Shoosmiths with considerable experience in noise nuisance, accidental discharge and waste management disputes. She utilises her prior experience as an Environment Agency prosecutor to assist clients with avoiding enforcement actions.
"Joanne Sear is bright and really on it."
"Joanne Sear has a great understanding of the regulators and achieves great results for the clients. She is really responsive and very knowledgeable."
"Joanne Sear had a very good understanding of the area in relation to the advice we needed. Her particular expertise was highly valued."
Ranked Lawyers at
Shoosmiths LLP
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Clients
Provided by Shoosmiths LLP
Aero Services Global Group
Brenntag
Interpath Advisory
Linnaeus Veterinary Limited
SGN Retail
St Modwen Properties Limited/St Modwen Developments Limited
Tan Delta Systems plc
Travel Sector Property Limited