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Angus Evers

Angus Evers

UK 2026

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Ranked in 1 practice area

Environment & Climate Change

London (Firms)

3 years ranked

About

Provided by Shoosmiths LLP

UK

Practice Areas

Angus is an experienced environmental lawyer whose practice covers all aspects of environmental law from contaminated land to waste, climate change, renewables, nuisance, water pollution and asbestos. He also has expertise in related areas such as energy and health and safety. He advises developers and operators of, and investors in, infrastructure, real estate and other businesses on transactional, regulatory and contentious issues, regularly working alongside corporate, real estate, commercial, regulatory, projects and EU/competition teams.

Angus’s recent experience includes advising:

• one of the UK's leading regeneration businesses on the acquisition, development and disposal of multiple brownfield sites across the UK;

• various private equity and real estate funds on their participation in the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme;

• a waste management company with operations across a wide geographic area on enforcement disputes with multiple local authorities;

• a motorway service area operator on the acquisition and redevelopment of former landfill sites as motorway service areas; and

• a major real estate developer on environmental liabilities arising following the insolvency of a waste management business tenant.

Angus has led Shoosmiths’ environmental practice since 2016, having joined the firm from King & Wood Mallesons (formerly SJ Berwin).

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Environment & Climate Change - London (Firms)

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Angus Evers heads the national environmental law practice at Shoosmiths. He provides expertise in a wide range of transactional, regulatory and compliance matters. Evers is particularly experienced in advising clients in the energy, waste and real estate sectors.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • He is a very good problem solver. He can provide complex issues in a simple way and tell us how we can solve them.

    Environment & Climate ChangeChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Angus combines fantastic in-depth knowledge, brilliant technical ability and total reliability. He is probably the UK’s top expert on the sustainability and the circular economy.

    Environment & Climate ChangeChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Angus is a very experienced environmental lawyer but also very pragmatic. He is very instrumental in dealing with some challenging environmental issues.

    Environment & Climate ChangeChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

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East Midlands

London (Firms)

Midlands

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