Originally, the EHS department worked mainly in the field of environment and health and safety law. But, as the department has grown, it has developed expertise in other regulatory fields, such as food law, trading standards and planning. Members of the department use their wide-ranging experience to provide a proactive and integrated approach to regulatory issues. Areas of expertise include:

• Defences against prosecutions by the HSE, Environment Agency, Defra, local authority, Trading Standards and other government agencies;
• Prosecuting regulatory offences;
• Advising on environment, health, safety and food law compliance;
• Legal risk management consultancy;
• EHS legal audits;
• Environment and health & safety accident investigation leadership;
• Contingency planning;
• Environmental Permitting guidance and applications;
• ISO 14001 and Occupational Health and Safety Advisory Services (OHSAS) guidance, implementation and auditing;
• Mediation service on EHS commercial disputes;
• EHS due-diligence aspects of mergers and acquisitions;
• Planning guidance;
• Waste legislation guidance;
• Litigating civil environmental nuisance claims (both claimant and defence);
• Vehicle Operators Licensing;
• GLA issues.

Contact: Richard Voke or Ben Derrington