Environmental law

CLS assists companies in the manufacture, construction, mining, agriculture and other industry branches with managing environmental risks, setting up compliance processes and effectively resolving natural resource use and industrial safety issues.

Expertise

Comprehensive environmental support:

Environmental due diligence, legal audit and check of permit documentation
Consulting on regulation of impact on the environment and support with cases on compensation of damage
Documentation and protection of rights to water bodies and forest plots
Legal support with compliance in protection of forests, water bodies and specially protected natural territories
Obtaining licenses for subsoil use and resolution of other legal issues pertaining to subsoil use
Compliance with laws on waste and handling of hazardous materials
Compliance with laws on emissions into the atmosphere and waste water discharge

Industrial safety:

Compliance with laws on industrial safety and mandatory insurance for owners of hazardous facilities
Legal support for licensing and compliance in operation of hazardous manufacturing facilities

Payments and duties

Consulting on issues of collection of environmental payments and duties:

Environmental duty
Disposal fee
Negative environmental impact fee
Other “environmental” payments and duties

Support with disputes

Contesting orders, acts and decrees on liability for an administrative offence
Representation in courts in cases on compensation of environmental harm and other environmental disputes
Settlement of disputes with authorities concerning rights to land plots