Commercial Environmental Law and Liability

About this book

For many businesses, compliance with environmental protection legislation is now just as important as compliance with the Companies Acts. Equally important is full regard for environmental liability when entering into everyday commercial and commercial property transactions. Commercial Environmental Law and Liability is the commercial and commercial property lawyers' guide to environmental protection legislation; the procedures to follow; the insurance cover available; and the environmental compliance requirements for the development of business operations. This is supported by the necessary background information on environmental protection legislation, including the general principles, measurement and controls, regulatory bodies, the EU and enforcement of the law. There are also forms and precedents for entering into transactions and seeking permission to undertake new operations. * Examines commercial environmental liability in relation to everyday issues faced by commercial law practitioners * Looks at compliance procedures for efficient administration * Sets out the safeguards for commercial and property transactions so that environmental liabilities can be identified and dealt with * Contains forms and precedents for commercial and property transactions * Details the procedures to follow when developing business operations which will be affected by environmental legislation

Contents

Business operations and environmental protection compliance - discharge into water and sewers, waste disposal and management, pollution control, hazardous substances, nuisance and noise control, clean air and air quality, conservation; compliance practice - environmental auditing and management, insurance; commercial and property transactions - civil liability for environmental matters, liability for clean-up costs, pre-transaction searches and data collection, site inspection, enquiries before contract, environmental audit, structure of transactions and variations, warranties and indemnities, transfer of environmental consents, insurance, contaminated land; planning permission for operations development - establishing need for planning permission, listed buildings, conservation, getting permission, environmental assessment, pollution control considerations, waste disposal, planning obligations, appeals, enforcement of planning control, development of contaminated land.

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