Environmental

South African environmental law is continually evolving and now incorporates contemporary international environmental law principles such as the “polluter pays”, “cradle-to-grave”, “extended producer liability” and the “precautionary principle”.

We offer high-level specialized advice in this constantly evolving legislative landscape which has also seen a growing emphasis on corporate governance requirements in the shape of triple bottom line reporting.

Our Environmental Law practice fully understands the extent to which environmental considerations affect the operations of businesses across the economy, from energy and mining to petrochemicals, agriculture, manufacturing, infrastructure and property development, tourism and transportation.

We have experience in providing legal advice in the following areas, Environmental impact assessment, Environmental compliance, Environmental due diligence investigations, Environmental litigation, Legal registers and compliance audits and Capacity building and environmental legal training