Environmental Law

Monckton Chambers has many specialists in environmental law, who regularly advise and appear before domestic courts and the Community Courts on environmental law issues. The team is able to build upon our outstanding expertise in EU law to advise clients on the domestic impact of EU environmental legislation.

Members act for private clients and campaign groups, and also regularly act for the Environment Agency, the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) and local authorities.

Specific areas of expertise include:

Access to environmental information
Agriculture and fisheries
Contaminated land
The Convention on Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Energy conservation
Environmental impact assessments
Environmental permits
Environmental protection
Greenhouse gas emissions trading
Habitats and Wild Birds Directive
The Kyoto Protocol
Integrated pollution prevention and control
Pesticides regulation
Planning
State aid for environmental protection
Waste management and landfill
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive

Members of Monckton Chambers have appeared in the Administrative Court, Court of Appeal, House of Lords and the European courts in a range of environmental law cases. Several members also regularly appear in the Information Tribunal in cases involving environmental information.

Notable cases include (please click on the links for details):