Environmental Law Handbook

This established and trusted Handbook for non-environmental law specialists provides a succinct account of how environmental law affects property, financial and business transactions. The book helps you to identify risk and to mitigate environment liabilities, reinforcing understanding with useful precedents and checklists. Substantially revised and updated, this edition includes: discussion of the implications of Van de Walle et al; commentary on Circular Facilities v Sevenoaks DC - the first case under Part IIA of the Contaminated Land regime; new precedents for lease clauses; revised chapters dealing with residential and commercial property; guidance on how to read environmental data reports; an enhanced section on planning considerations and planning searches; new regulations on environmental information; standard enquiries in property transactions; and, current developments in EU law.