Environmental & Water Law
Deneys Reitz has responded to the increasing demand for services in this area by creating a multi-disciplinary environmental law division. The division assists clients to accommodate the need for environmental protection and to avoid the inevitable conflict arising from non-compliance, by assessment of, and legal advice on:
- Legislation relating to the environment and water
- Risk assessment
- Environmental impact assessments and reports
- Civil litigation
- Criminal prosecutions and liability
- Environmental dispute resolution through mediation
- Representations to public authorities
- Developments in environmental and water law
- Environmental management assessment
- Mining rehabilitation obligations
- Corporate environmental policy planning
- Environmental due diligence assessment
- Contractual compliance
- International environmental obligations
- Directors' liability
- Eco-tourism
- Environmental auditing
- Public and private partnerships
- Regulatory compliance
- Water pollution claims
- Water rights disputes
- Water use advice
