Environment
UK Guide 2025 : Scotland
Band 3
Contact number
(0131) 625 9191Chambers Review
Davidson Chalmers Stewart offers considerable expertise in a range of environmental matters, particularly in relation to waste management. The firm advises clients on permitting and regulatory compliance, as well as appealing environmental enforcement notices. The team demonstrates niche expertise in issues relating to the development of former quarry sites.
Work Highlights
- Davidson Chalmers Stewart acted for Brewster Bros during negotiations at four separate aggregate and quarrying sites across the west of Scotland. This case had complex crossover elements with property and planning law.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Davidson Chalmers Stewart fully understands the delicacy around running a business and complying with legislation."
"The team at Davidson Chalmers Stewart has a range of expertise in environmental and planning law, as well as experience in litigation."
"Davidson Chalmers Stewart has a very detailed knowledge of the waste and environmental regulatory framework and can clearly articulate the practical implications of this increasingly complex area."
"Davidson Chalmers Stewart fully understands the delicacy around running a business and complying with legislation."
"The team at Davidson Chalmers Stewart has a range of expertise in environmental and planning law, as well as experience in litigation."
"Davidson Chalmers Stewart has a very detailed knowledge of the waste and environmental regulatory framework and can clearly articulate the practical implications of this increasingly complex area."
Notable Practitioners
Laura Tainsh is the lead partner in Davidson Chalmers Stewart's environment and waste team, and dedicates much of her time to advising on both contentious and non-contentious matters relating to the waste sector. She is one of the few Law Society of Scotland Accredited Specialists in Environmental Law.
"Laura Tainsh has strong expertise in environmental law."
"Laura Tainsh is commercially and environmentally aware, pragmatic, and provides a robust framework of legal recommendations to work with."
"Laura Tainsh is very knowledgeable about the environmental/waste policy landscape and the commercial implications for industry."
Ranked Lawyers at
Davidson Chalmers Stewart
Scotland
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