Showcasing an ‘excellent level of specialist knowledge of law and industry’, the team at Burges Salmon LLP shows capabilities ranging across a wide range of environmental matters including contaminated land remediation and liability issues, environmental risk management in transactional contexts as well as climate change and carbon law. Practice head Michael Barlow is recognised for handling domestic and international mandates, with notable expertise in handling matters in the water sectors and liaising with relevant authorities. Ian Truman remains prominent with clients in radiological environmental permitting and wider nuclear regulation, while Sarah Sackville Hamilton handles a wide spectrum of environmental law from contaminated land regime, waste duty of care, to carbon law and natural capital. Victoria Barnes is also noted for her work on environmental incidents and litigation practice, especially within the area of greenwashing. Ross Fairley is prominent in the renewables space, handling complex environmental law and net zero matters.
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Testimonials
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‘Very strong on nuclear work.’
‘Regional team with national reach, particularly strong in litigation and contentious matters.’
‘Michael Barlow is an excellent partner who is strategically adept, an excellent tactician in litigation, a firm leader and an imaginative legal expert. Always looking for the best solutions for the client. ’
‘Excellent customer service - prompt, reliable, practical. Really understand the industry and what an in-house lawyer needs.’
‘Great knowledge of the sector, and in our case the regulatory processes and precedents set.’
‘Michael Barlow and Victoria Barnes have been very efficient and diligent in keeping track of our case.’
Key clients
- FirstGroup
- Canal and River Trust
- Severn Trent Water
- John Lewis
- Radnor Hills Mineral Water Company Ltd
- ENGIE
- Affinity Water
- Pennon plc
- Virgin Management Limited
Work highlights
Advising a sport equipment manufacturer of a global brand in an appeal to a statutory nuisance abatement notice that was served on the company by a local authority.
Key advisor to a leading organisation in relation to the UK’s first geological disposal facility for radioactive waste.
Advising Radnor Hills Mineral Water Company on a successful appeal of an abstraction license which involved issues with Habitats Regulation assessments, evidence and strategy.
Lawyers
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Leading associates
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Victoria Barnes
Sarah Sackville Hamilton
Practice head
Michael Barlow
Other key lawyers
Ian Truman; Sarah Sackville Hamilton; Victoria Barnes; Ross Fairley