Environmental Law

BOYNECLARKE's Environmental Law Group services our clients’ environmental issues by drawing on the experience of its members in dealing with environmental issues in commercial and residential property transactions, corporate and commercial law, administrative law, insurance law and litigation. Our team represents our clients in their dealings on environmental issues with governments, industry, neighbours and others.

Today’s environmental issues are highly publicized, numerous, complex and rapidly changing. Government actions to address those issues, including the enactment and enforcement of laws, raise concerns for and present opportunities to individuals, businesses and other organizations. We assist clients with environmental issues proactively, and in response to specific concerns. In particular, we are prepared to help clients with the legal aspects of any of the following environmental issues:

• Residential Oil Spills;
• Provision of Environmental Services, including alternative energy;
• Environmental Assessments of Projects and Developments;
• Due Diligence in Commercial Transactions;
• Regulatory and other Enforcement Actions;
• Remediation and Management of Contaminated Sites;
• Brownfield and Greenfield Development;
• Insurance Claims;
• Environmental Site Assessments;
• Private Land Conservation;
• Tax-Creditable Donations of Ecologically Sensitive Property;
• Liabilities of Directors, Officers, Creditors, Receivers and Trustees;
• Civil Actions, Judicial Reviews, and Appeals, Regulatory Hearings and other Administrative Processes;
• Risk Management;
• Development of Environmental Policies and Audit Processes;
• Licensing and Permitting;
• Species at Risk;
• Municipal and Land-Use Planning; and
• Alternative Dispute Resolution.

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