The prosecution of environmental offences are on the increase and the powers that the prosecuting authorities have been given to enforce environmental protection laws are often greater than the police.
We have significant experience in defending cases brought against individuals and companies by the Environment Agency using the Environmental Protection Act 1990. Our bespoke defence team utilises specialist barristers in order to protect companies, company directors and individuals form the consequences of prosecution. We are also able to liaise on your behalf if an investigation is underway with a view to preventing any subsequent prosecution.
This year we successfully represented a company director accused of exporting waste tyres in breach of international conventions. The case involved complex issues of international law and the interpretation of EU directives, we utilised our experience of criminal trials to challenge the evidence and it was dropped before any witnesses were called. We have also defended in case relating to the handling of asbestos during demolition work on an old school building in Bristol.
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We have significant experience in defending cases brought against individuals and companies by the Environment Agency using the Environmental Protection Act 1990. Our bespoke defence team utilises specialist barristers in order to protect companies, company directors and individuals form the consequences of prosecution. We are also able to liaise on your behalf if an investigation is underway with a view to preventing any subsequent prosecution.
This year we successfully represented a company director accused of exporting waste tyres in breach of international conventions. The case involved complex issues of international law and the interpretation of EU directives, we utilised our experience of criminal trials to challenge the evidence and it was dropped before any witnesses were called. We have also defended in case relating to the handling of asbestos during demolition work on an old school building in Bristol.