The ‘extremely practical’ planning and environment offering at Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP collaborates closely with the firm’s other offices and handles both environmental and planning matters for clients in the utilities, waste, and chemicals sectors. The latter is a key area of expertise for the group, which excels in advising on both national and European regulatory frameworks. The ’exceptional‘ Tim Hill, who takes point on contentious environmental mandates, is a key individual in the Newcastle office; Hill handles enforcement actions, compliance breaches, and challenges to enforcement and abatement notices. Jane Southworth, who heads the environment practice from Manchester, is known as 'the consummate professional and go-to for all environmental and broader ESG related matters.'
Testimonials
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- 'Jane Southworth provides practical advice within the timescale we require it consistently.'
- 'Eversheds are extremely practical in their approach and, in addition to advising on legal requirements, provide advice on what is reasonable to be required to achieve these and an assessment of the likely risks.'
- 'Excellent availability and great turnaround times to meet client needs.'
- 'Jane Southworth in particular is outstanding - the consummate professional and go-to for all environmental and broader ESG related matters. Jane has been instrumental in providing guidance through the myriad of legislation in the ESG space. Jane is incredibly knowledgeable and her advice is always incisive, commercial and useful and she is trusted at the very highest levels of our organisation.'
- 'Eversheds Sutherland offers real depth of knowledge and access to leading experts in the field.'
- 'Tim Hill is an exceptional external legal counsel. I have worked with Tim for over 15 years, and his advice, response and support have remained consistent, professional and up to date. He has a great support team and ability to contact other colleagues within the ES team to support with any EHS and Planning related issue we need assistance with.In general, the team provides support tailored to the needs of us, the client - understanding the business, its culture and the language it uses. This therefore means that legal assistance at any level is provided in a manner that is clear and enables key business decisions to be made with confidence.'
Key clients
- REPIC
- SIMS Group UK Limited
- Thames Water Utilities
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Tim Hill