Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP
The environment, health and safety team at Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP is the first port of call for clients in the chemicals and utilities sectors who are seeking advice on compliance with environment permitting, waste management, and producer responsibility issues. Drawing considerable praise from clients, Newcastle-based Tim Hill not only collaborates with planning and environment practitioners in the Manchester, Leeds and London offices, but is also the lead for contentious issues. His wide-ranging capabilities cover prosecutions and urgent enforcement actions involving environment agencies and local authorities, as well as health and safety issues in the chemical, energy, pharmaceuticals, waste and manufacturing sectors.
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Testimonials
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‘The firm goes the extra mile. Attention to detail is in its DNA.’
‘Tim Hill is a good team leader. He has a relaxed style and has a shrewd legal approach.’
‘The advice given is extremely practice and provides a view of how compliance can reasonably be achieved. Eversheds understand our business and the very complex arena of producer responsibility legislation under which we operate and as such can provide the highly technical advice which we require.’
‘The team has an excellent understanding of our business, the challenges we are facing with regulators and our attitude to risk. This ensures that we get advice tailored to meet our needs. They work with us in a collaborative way and share experiences from working with other clients and regulators which is always insightful and welcome.’
‘Tim Hill has provided excellent on-going support in respect of recent litigation. He regularly joined calls with our team, including the president and the COO, to hear their views on responses to and management of the business' relationship with the regulator. He ensured that we were all aligned from the outset, with regular check-ins as appropriate.’
‘The team displays vast experience, and a very high level of the tactical case awareness needed to deal with serious and complicated environmental litigation.’
‘Tim Hill is a standout practitioner in the field of serious environmental criminal litigation. He comes with vast experience and very good judgement that one needs when dealing with cases in a complicated field of work.’
Key clients
- REPIC
- SIMS Group UK Limited
- Legal and General
- Endless LLP
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Tim Hill