Our marine lawyers advise leading port providers and local bodies on environmental issues, energy production initiatives, procurement challenges and multi-modal transport solutions. Our cross-sector experience enables us to provide our clients with specialist advice on marine law and its challenges within the transport sector.
We work with our real estate lawyers on significant regeneration projects, acting for developers and local authorities. Our marine lawyers work with both promoters and the supply chain to deliver these projects. Our planning team provides expertise in the delivery of Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs), as well as legal and regulatory regimes related to marine law. We are also recognised as leaders in the energy sector, particularly in renewables and nuclear.
Working with our commercial lawyers, we advise on port-related commercial arrangements. They have expertise in procurement contracts, subsidy control and disputes relevant to marine law and port development.
Areas of focus
Our marine expertise includes the following:
- Advising on the real estate, planning and construction issues related to port-based development.
- Advising on the consenting of new facilities including marine licensing, environmental permitting and abstraction licensing.
- Advising on environmental impact assessment and habitats regulations assessment related to offshore facilities.
- Extensive experience of port based energy development, including biomass, solar, onshore and offshore wind.
- Extensive experience of multi-modal transport issues and solutions.
- Advising on subsidy control and procurement.