Freeths LLP offers expertise across the full spectrum of environmental law mandates, advising notable domestic clients on a broad range of sector issues. The team is particularly well regarded for its environmental and natural capital practice, alongside its waste and regulatory defence expertise. Annabel Walker leads the team in London and stands out for her contentious environmental, regulatory enforcement and investigations capabilities. Penny Simpson heads the practice nationally.
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Key clients
- Suffolk Wildlife Trust
- Office for Environmental Protection
Work highlights
Acting for Suffolk Wildlife Trust on its Defra-funded Connecting Constable and Gainsborough Country Landscape Recovery Scheme.
Advised the Office for Environmental Protection on its first protected sites review, Northern Ireland’s Nutrient Action Programme.
Practice head
Annabel Walker; Penny Simpson