With experience covering environmental transactional work, environmental liability claims, and contaminated land work, in addition to Environment Agency prosecutions, Foot Anstey‘s practice covers a range of environmental mandates. Recently, the team has also advised on a number of matters relating to nutrient neutrality and carbon credit issues. Based in Bristol, Christian Silk leads the team and has experience in natural capital creation work and the monetisation of credits. Also key to the practice is Kee Evans, who is regularly instructed on environmental liability matters.
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Key clients
- British Solar Renewables
- Berkeley Homes
- Vistry Group
- Gridserve
- Plymouth City Council
- Aster Communities
- Welsh Government/Finance Earth
Work highlights
- Advising a high-net-worth industrial client on the environmental aspects of the £600m sale of an energy and waste business.
- Advising a utility company on its appeal against the terms of environmental permits imposed by an environmental regulator.
- Advising an international waste handling company on the regulatory aspects of carbon capture and storage projects.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Christian Silk