Energy and environment
With our comprehensive suite of energy and environmental legal services, we empower you to meet your environmental responsibilities while driving positive and lasting change in your industry.
We offer a wide range of environmental legal services designed to assist you in navigating complex regulations and achieving your sustainability goals. Our experienced team provides expertise in areas such as:
Building regulations and control
We can help to ensure that your company complies with required construction and environmental standards and obtains necessary permits and certifications.
Environmental regulations
We can help you understand and adhere to laws related to emissions, waste management, and pollution control.
Alternative energy sources
We can advise landowners on installation and connection of solar / photovoltaic panels and other renewable energy sources to the electricity grid. We have assisted many of our clients in the installation of EV charging points and projects such as rainwater harvesting etc.
Energy efficient construction and development
We can advise developers on construction related building standards, such as BREEAM, LEED, WELL; and we are well-versed in the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES), to guide occupiers and investors through meeting its requirements for your properties; as well as working with you to achieve any greater efficiency standard you seek.
Contaminated land
We can assist you in dealing with issues related to contaminated land, offering strategic advice and helping you manage potential liabilities.
Social value
We can assist you in navigating issues such as wayleave and code agreements, green leases, and building diverse communities as part of large scale regeneration projects.
We are committed to walking the talk and have signed our pledge to Greener Litigation and Net Zero Now.
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Our energy and environmental experience
Providing commercial contracts and corporate advice in relation to their off-shore wind farm operations.
Advised fruit growers co-operative on a wide range of projects including research and development aimed at increasing efficiencies and reducing wastage
Advised Net Zero Now on fundraising to enable it to develop its net zero solutions in new sectors, and working with it to develop a methodology for the legal sector.
Advised financial adviser on terms with their clients on green investments
Drafted commercial terms and conditions for our client to use with local farmers who provide the sheep to graze the land surrounding their solar panels.
Advised on funding round to help tech-driven construction company supply more affordable housing.
Advising CH1 on their investments into the renewable energy sector.
Our client successes
Reinventing the construction industry
4 min
Discover how Cripps worked with Modulous to achieve its aim of producing the first globally scalable model for the design and delivery of homes.
Innovating the fuel of the future
3 min
Discover how we supported the funding and commercialisation strategy of clean fuel innovators HiiROC – putting it on the path to growth.
How we made a difference
Related thinking
Fostering sustainable business practices in the UK
Will the proposed Companies House reforms under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill be fit for purpose?
Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards changes from 1 April 2023
The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 – turning up the heat on England’s fire safety regime
Going Green Together – the role of collaboration in driving forward the ESG agenda
The challenge of retrofitting at scale: what role does innovation have to play?
Expressions of intent are not enough to solve the climate crisis: green leases and binding obligations
Key challenges to the UK’s ambitious green retrofit and property de-carbonisation strategy
Electric vehicle charging points set to be in all new homes in England
Energy regulations and the role of landlords, tenants and lenders
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If you have a question or need advice, please let us know how we can help.
