Ranking tables

Environment | UK

South West

This section features environmental litigation, as well as advisory and transactional support for clients. 'Traditional' environment work includes regulatory compliance, litigation and enforcement actions related to air, water, wetlands, waste and endangered species. We also include advice to corporate and financial clients on the environmental aspects of M&A, financings, securities offerings and other transactions that involve due diligence and environmental insurance issues.  

There is also a UK-wide Environment: Claimant section which ranks firms and individuals.

All Departments profiles

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Band 1
  1. Burges Salmon LLP
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    Burges Salmon LLP
    Environment
    2024 | Band 1 | 9 Years Ranked
    Burges Salmon has a pre-eminent environment team with a full-service offering and outstanding regulatory credentials acting for a host of large corporates. The firm has broad sector expertise, from energy and natural resources to education. The team is equipped to advise on water and flooding issues, nuclear schemes and chemicals, among other matters. The lawyers offer further strength in air quality and noise nuisance disputes.
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Band 2
  1. Osborne Clarke LLP
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    Osborne Clarke LLP
    Environment
    2024 | Band 2 | 9 Years Ranked
    Osborne Clarke's environment team offers expertise across contentious and non-contentious matters, including contamination issues and environmental permitting. It regularly works on renewables and waste-to-energy projects. It advises clients from the utilities, technology and house-building sectors, among others. It also offers notable experience in defending prosecutions brought by the Environment Agency and other regulatory bodies.
  2. Womble Bond Dickinson UK LLP
    Environment
    2024 | Band 2
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Band 3
  1. Clarke Willmott LLP
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    Clarke Willmott LLP
    Environment
    2024 | Band 3 | 9 Years Ranked
    Clarke Willmott's broad environmental law offering has a wealth of experience in prosecution and enforcement matters. The firm's clients include house builders, landowners, and individuals and companies from the agricultural sector. The team regularly advises clients on the environmental aspects of major residential development projects. It also has notable experience in handling waste management issues.
  2. DAC Beachcroft LLP
    Environment
    2024 | Band 3