The ‘excellent specialist team’ at Schofield Sweeney offers clients all aspects of environmental compliance, covering investigations, prosecutions and regulatory enforcement related to waste, water, air pollution, permit non-compliance, noise, odour, and land spreading. Craig Burman, praised as ’stand out in the environmental law field’, leads the team from the Leeds office. Burman focuses on environmental risk management and compliance, handling regulatory investigations and enforcement proceedings led by the Environment Agency, Health and Safety Executives, and local authorities. He is supported by Ian Anderson, who is a key name in relation to illegal waste activities and fly tipping.
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Craig Burman

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Ian Anderson