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03 June 2008

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  • acting for the Tube Lines consortium in relation to the London Underground PPP on a range of environmental matters (including contaminated land, asbestos, waste, biodiversity, noise, air emissions, water quality) and assistance with future procedures for  the management of environmental risks throughout the project term

  • advising the Department of Trade and Industry and UKAEA on environmental and safety issues associated with the separation and privatisation of AEA Technology working closely with legal and technical teams to develop in depth knowledge and address specialist issues

  • advising ALSTOM on a wide range of environmental risk management and health and safety matters including auditing and risk management, risk transfer (including insurance) and general compliance in connection with the divestment of its turbines business and on its real estate portfolio throughout Europe

  • advising an industry association, and four component companies, on the legal definition of waste and associated compliance issues including strategic advice on interface with Government departments and regulatory bodies and advice on legal challenge in the English and/or European Courts

  • successfully acting for a chemical industry client in the first court case regarding the German Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Act.  The case clarified the scope of applicability of the Act as well as the jurisdiction of the courts

  • advising a global engineering company on environmental issues arising during power plant construction in the Netherlands

  • defending corporate manslaughter/health and safety prosecutions in respect of contractor fatalities in the automotive and construction sectors including civil, criminal and coroner's court proceedings

  • defending clients in environmental investigations and prosecutions relating to various issues including radioactive substances, waste, asbestos and petroleum

  • advising an armaments manufacturer on historic employer's liability claims for asbestos exposures within the shipbuilding industry.