Irwin Mitchell

This Practice Note is part of the Environment new starters share purchase transactions collection. It considers the share purchase agreement (SPA) of a share purchase transaction. It considers timing and what key tasks an environmental lawyer may need to do at this stage, such as negotiating environmental health and safety (EHS) warranties, indemnities and the disclosure letter.

This Practice Note is part of the Environment new starters share purchase transactions collection. It considers the environmental warranties involved in a share purchase transaction when acting for a seller or a buyer, and the role of disclosure.

This Practice Note is part of the Environment new starters asset purchase transactions collection. It considers the technical side in conducting environmental due diligence of an asset purchase transaction. It includes desktop searches, Phase 1 environmental audits, Intrusive phase 2 investigations, and appointing environmental consultants.

This Practice Note is part of the Environment new starters share purchase transactions collection. It considers the asset purchase agreement (APA) of an asset purchase transaction. It considers timing and what key tasks an environmental lawyer may need to do at this stage, such as negotiating environmental health and safety (EHS) warranties, indemnities and the disclosure letter.

This Practice Note is part of the Environment new starters asset purchase transactions collection. It explains the role of the data room and includes practitioner tips.

This Practice Note is part of the Environment new starters asset purchase transactions collection. It considers the environmental due diligence questionnaire and enquiries stage of an asset purchase transaction, such as the environment health and safety (EHS) questionnaire and Commercial Property Standards Enquiries (CPSE). It also highlights environmental issues that often require additional enquiries in asset purchase transactions.

This Practice Note is part of the Environment new starters asset purchase transactions collection. It considers the environmental support needed in the due diligence stage of an asset purchase transaction. It considers timing, what happens during the due diligence phase and what key tasks an environmental lawyer may need to do at this stage.

This Practice Note is part of the Environment new starters asset purchase transactions collection. It considers when an environmental indemnity is needed, key issues to be considered, and negotiating environmental indemnities.

This Practice Note is part of the Environment new starters asset 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 asset purchase transactions collection. It considers the tasks for environmental support needed in the post completion phase of an asset purchase transaction, the environmental health and safety (EHS) issues in due diligence reports and environmental audits, the need for environmental permit transfer or application for a new permit, 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 asset purchase transactions collection. It considers the environmental support needed in the post-completion phase of an asset 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 asset purchase transactions collection. It considers the environmental support needed in the planning and preliminaries stage of an asset purchase transaction. It considers the heads of terms, what happens during the preliminary phase, what an environmental lawyer may need to do at this stage and also looks at the environmental liabilities associated with an asset purchase.

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

This Practice Note is part of the Environment new starters asset purchase transactions collection. It considers the environmental warranties involved in an asset purchase transaction when acting for a seller or a buyer, and the role of disclosure.

This Practice Note is part of the new starters asset purchase transactions collection. It considers key environmental issues to consider in asset purchase transactions and 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 Practice Note is part of the Environment new starters commercial property transactions collection. It highlights the importance of the environmental enquiries in the Commercial Property Standard Enquiries (CPSE) in commercial property transactions.

This Practice Note is part of the Environment new starters lease transactions collection. It highlights the role of Commercial Property Standard Enquiries (CPSE) and additional environmental enquiries

This Practice Note is part of the Environment new starters lease transactions collection. It highlights the key environmental issues that landlords and tenants should consider at the outset of a lease transaction, such as whether environmental reports (desktop, phase 1, phase 2, asbestos, fire assessment) are required, who the asbestos dutyholder is, what the energy performance certificate (EPC) indicates in terms of the building’s energy efficiency, whether the tenant will require environmental permits, what the position is where contaminated land liabilities are relevant and whether any tenant environmental covenants are required. It also highlights key areas of liability such as land contamination, water pollution, flooding, invasive species (such as Japanese knotweed), underground storage tanks, illegal deposit of waste, landfills, permits, asbestos, Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs), obligations under the minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES) regime, climate change risk and nature and biodiversity. It has been produced in partnership with ELM Law.

This Practice Note is part of the Environment new starters share purchase transactions collection. It considers the technical side in conducting environmental due diligence of a share purchase transaction. It includes desktop searches, phase 1 environmental audits, intrusive phase 2 investigations, and appointing environmental consultants.

This Practice Note is part of the Environment new starters share purchase transactions collection. It explains the role of the data room and includes practitioner tips.