England - South West • Real estate
Praised for their expertise across ‘a wide range of environmental sectors’, Burges Salmon LLP covers environmental litigation, plant decommissioning, regulatory work and ESG, among others. Practice head Michael Barlow’s water expertise is a key driver behind the firm’s strong offering in the sector, where the team represents a number of major water companies. Ross Fairley is a key contact for carbon credit work, while Ian Salter is well known for his nuclear waste expertise. Guy Bastable bolsters the office's capabilities in criminal matters, while contaminated land and environmental waste issues are key focuses for Ian Truman. Sarah Sackville Hamilton‘s wide-ranging practice spans advisory, transactional and litigious work.
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‘Burges Salmon Bristol's environmental team are well known for expertise across a wide range of environmental sectors: nuisance, industrial pollution, environmental regulation, planning, environmental assessment.’
‘Mike Barlow is a very experienced, steady and measured practitioner with excellent legal knowledge and tactical skills.’
‘The team in Bristol is excellent at environmental litigation, with a breadth and depth of experience not available in any other firm - covering civil and criminal litigation, and regulatory and public law matters.’
‘Mike Barlow is both technically excellent in environmental law and a good team leader and project manager in litigation.'
‘Guy Bastable, Mike Barlow and Sam Aldous represent massive corporate clients in tricky environmental cases.’
‘Guy Bastable provides creative solutions and excellent outcomes for his clients.'
'Leading the way on environment and climate for a very long time.’
‘Ian Truman is an excellent lawyer, and commercially astute too.'
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Specialist in renewable, Net Zero and environmental projects. Covers areas such as wind, solar, hydrogen, wave and tidal, low carbon transport, biomass, energy storage and biofuels. On environment, covers all aspects of regulation particularly contaminated land and environmental enforcement.
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Michael Barlow