Shoosmiths LLP advises on a broad range of high-profile environmental matters, spanning transactional, advisory and contentious work. The team is highly sought after across sectors including real estate, waste management, food, retail, automotive and energy. Angus Evers acts for a diverse client base on complex environmental mandates including waste, contamination, and climate change issues. Charles Arrand is an experienced regulatory crime specialist with a longstanding focus on environmental investigations and enforcement matters. The two co-lead the team.
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Key clients
- Extra Motorway Services
- British Car Auctions
- Central England Co-op
- Wain Estates
- Stellantis
- Tingdene Marinas
- Jaguar Land Rover
- Vistry Group/Countryside Properties
- NPK International Inc
Work highlights
Advised Vistry Group on the environmental aspects on the £48.4m acquisition of the former Rugeley Power Station in Staffordshire from Rugeley Power Limited.
Continuing to provide environmental advice to Extra on the ongoing development of a new motorway services area on the M62 near Warrington on land formerly owned by a waste management business, adjacent to a closed landfill site in its aftercare phase.
Advice on the corporate and land acquisitions by Belgian developer VGP from UK developer Newlands Development of the Junction 24 East Midlands logistics development.
Practice head
Angus Evers; Charles Arrand
Other key lawyers
Hannah Howard; Rubina Zaidi; Adam Flynn; Nancy Wesby