Ben Derrington
UK Guide 2025
Band 3 : Environment
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Provided by Ben Derrington
Practice Areas
Ben is an environmental, regulatory lawyer and member of the United Kingdom Environmental Law Association.
Ben advises on environmental regulation in the context of crisis events; transactional due diligence and complex compliance matters. His experience of both enforcement matters and non-contentious advice gives him an comprehensive perspective on risk management, while his academic background brings him closer to the technical issues that underpin much of environmental law.
Ben advises on waste regulation including complex end-of-waste matters, environmental permitting of waste operations (including defence of enforcement action), energy from waste regulation, pollution incidents, contaminated land, water resources, climate change law, environmental information, Environmental Management Systems, crisis and risk management. Ben also works with our Regulatory Department to provide advice and training on crisis and risk management.
Professional Memberships
United Kingdom Environmental Law Association (UKELA)
Chambers Review
UK
Ben Derrington has a wealth of expertise in regulatory mandates, with notable experience in internal investigations and external enforcement actions. He has worked on matters involving spillage into controlled waters, permit surrenders and tree protection orders.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Ben Derrington has the uncanny capacity to analyse complex situations into their component parts and provide excellent pathways to the best possible solutions."
"Ben Derrington has the uncanny capacity to analyse complex situations into their component parts and provide excellent pathways to the best possible solutions."
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