Crest’s Barrister, David Hart QC discusses the first large remediation notice for contaminated land that was served in the UK and was aired in the courts – Crest Nicholson Residential Ltd v Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, EA, Redlands Minerals Thames Water Utilities Ltd, Veolia Water Central Ltd [2010] EWHC 561 (Admin). We focus on the facts and stages of the case, the role of the environmental consultants, how important environmental reports were throughout negotiation of the notice and during litigation as evidence in court.
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Begonia is a specialist in Environmental Law, governance and negotiation. Her career now spans 20 years having started as an environmental lawyer in the City. She is a dually qualified UK Solicitor and Spanish Abogada who provides legal advice, trains professionals and carries out complex research in the areas of International and EU environmental law. She also advises on treaty negotiations and implementation of EU law. Begonia has advised UNEP, UNDP, the European Commission, DEFRA and DOENI. She also advises industry and NGOs on environmental policy and regulation. BREXIT negotiations is her current area of specialism.
