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This Practice Note is part of the Environment new starters share purchase transactions collection. It considers when environmental insurance is appropriate, types of policy, information requirements, and timing issues.

This Practice Note is part of the Environment new starters share purchase transactions collection. It considers the environmental support needed in the post-completion phase of a share purchase transaction. It considers the environmental health and safety (EHS) issues in due diligence reports and environmental audits, the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS), obtaining reliance letters or collateral warranties in respect of environmental reports, and commissioning an environmental audit.

This Practice Note is part of the Environment new starters share purchase transactions collection. It considers the environmental support needed in the post-completion phase of a share purchase transaction. It considers timing and what an environmental lawyer may need to do at this stage.

This Practice Note is part of the Environment new starters share purchase transactions collection. It considers the environmental support needed in the planning and preliminaries stage of a share purchase transaction. It considers the heads of terms, what happens during the preliminary phase and what an environmental lawyer may need to do at this stage and also looks at the environmental liabilities associated with a share purchase.

This Practice Note is part of the Environment new starters share purchase transactions collection. It considers reporting environmental due diligence needed in a share purchase transaction such as reviewing technical reports and the legal due diligence report.

This Practice Note is part of the Environment new starters share purchase transactions collection. It considers key environmental and health and safety (EHS) issues to consider in share purchase transactions. It can be used as a checklist by the seller’s solicitors preparing the data room, or by the buyer’s lawyers advising their client whether the EHS documents in the data room are sufficient for the type of business.

This Checklist sets out the key environmental issues that solicitors acting for a landlord should consider when granting a new lease of commercial property. This includes looking at environmental reports, responsibility for contaminated land liabilities, asbestos and minimum energy efficiency standards. It was produced in partnership with Keith Davidson at Irwin Mitchell.