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environmental law

Schoenherr's experts provide legal advice in all environmental law matters, such as climate change, and in planning and permitting projects.

"This large international firm has an excellent reputation for its environmental practice. The team offers a full service in environmental and energy regulatory matters."
Chambers Europe

 

 

Schoenherr is highly specialised in the field of environmental law, including climate change, planning and permitting, and is acclaimed for advisory in respect of infrastructure projects (motorways, railways, airports), renewable energy projects (hydropower, wind parks, PV, power2x, etc.) and the permitting of large industrial and commercial infrastructure. 

The team also provides advice on special industries, including pulp, paper, automotive, steel, mining, waste, wastewater, food, glass, energy, utilities, entertainment and research. The team is most prominent in EIA proceedings and nature conservation as well as planning and permitting issues, but is also highly specialised in climate change and emissions trading issues, clean-up proceedings, water rights and waste management law, forestry law, chemical and product law, public environmental liability, environmental criminal law, compliance and comprehensive due diligence.

 

our services

  • planning
  • construction
  • all kinds of permitting procedures (plants as well as products)
  • environmental impact assessments
  • clean-ups
  • Administrative and the Constitutional Court procedures
  • environmental liability advice
  • strategic advice
  • legal opinions
  • due diligence
  • compliance
  • preparing and assessing draft legislative bills
  • entertainment: We are experts in obtaining permits for all kinds of entertainment and sports events.
  • ski resorts: We regularly advise operators of ski resorts and ski lifts on environmental issues.
  • waste management: We specialise in regulations of waste, waste management, and the recovery of energy from waste products. We also act for public bodies and assist them in laws pertaining to waste collection, recycling and disposal.
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Chambers Environmental Law 2024

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newsletter

12 November 2024

bulgaria

A.Minioti

From healthcare to hazard: managing medical waste in Bulgaria

In light of recent events involving the discovery of human tissue and blood in waste delivered to a waste treatment plant, it is crucial to review the regulations governing the management of medical waste in Bulgaria.

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Austria: EU Nature Restoration Law has come into force

The Regulation (EU) 2024/1991[1], known as the "Nature Restoration Law" ("NRL"), represents a significant EU initiative aimed at reversing ecosystem degradation. The NRL requires Member States to restore degraded ecosystems and enhance biodiversity and resilience across land and marine areas. Effective from 18 August 2024, the NRL imposes binding targets for ecosystem restoration, presenting both opportunities and challenges. This article analyses the NRL's potential impacts on the private sector, highlighting significant concerns and legal issues.

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info corner

Erneuerbaren-Ausbau-Gesetz Infocorner

Der mit großem Interesse erwartete Entwurf für das Erneuerbaren-Ausbau-Gesetz (EAG) wurde gemeinsam mit Änderungen des ElWOG 2010, GWG 2011, ÖSG 2012 und weiterer Gesetze (EAG-Paket) am 16.09.2020 in Begutachtung geschickt. Im Erneuerbaren-Ausbau-Gesetz Info Corner sollen die wesentlichen Eckpunkte des EAG-Pakets dargestellt und praxisrelevante Rechtsfragen behandelt werden.

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Our team of environmental law experts advises on matters across the CEE region.

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