Topic
Contaminated Property
26 published works
Environmental Law Blog | Our Insights | Bick Law LLP
What is a Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser (BFPP)?
By Bick Law LLP
The risks associated with buying contaminated commercial property can be substantial. Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), buyers can face substantial liability for cleanup and remediation…
E2 Law Blog
Neighbors’ Tort Claims Even After a Cleanup
When one cleans up contaminated property, often the cleanup calls for a neighbor to allow some action to address contamination migrating onto that neighbor’s property. A case from the Court…
E2 Law Blog
Tenant Insolvencies in the UK and Contaminated Land Liability Risks Due to COVID-19
The negative economic effects resulting from efforts to mitigate the spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) have put financial pressure on many businesses. In the worst such cases, businesses may…
GT London Law Blog
Tenant Insolvencies in the UK and Contaminated Land Liability Risks Due to COVID-19
The negative economic effects resulting from efforts to mitigate the spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) have put financial pressure on many businesses. In the worst such cases, businesses may…
Green Building Law Update
Supreme Court Permits State Law Claims Against Superfund Property
In an instructive environmental law decision last week, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the federal Superfund statute (the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act) does not preclude owners…
Ohio Environmental Law Blog
Five Common Mistakes When Purchasing Potentially Contaminated Property
Many businesses or developers are intimidated about purchasing property former industrial or commercial property that may be contaminated. The fear of the unknown can be the biggest deterrent to considering…
E2 Law Blog
Pennsylvania Prospective Purchasers of Contaminated Property and Their Administrative Records
On April 26, 2019, the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board (EHB) voided two amendments to a prospective purchaser agreement (PPA) for the Bishop Tube Site entered into in 2007 and 2010.…
China Law Insight
Q&A | Contaminated land
By King & Wood
By Wu Qing King & Wood Mallesons' Commercial & Regulatory group King & Wood Mallesons (“KWM”) is the exclusive partner firm of Thomson Reuters in PRC for its environmental law section.…
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Increased Risk of Clean-Up Liability for Owners of Closed Council Landfill Sites in England and Wales
A recent Court of Appeal case, Powys County Council v Price and Hardwick, has addressed the issue of liability of successor public authorities under the UK contaminated land regime (Part…
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Successor Local Authorities May Be Liable Under the UK Contaminated Land Regime
The recent decision of the High Court in Price and Hardwicke v Powys County Council determined that a local authority may acquire potential liability under the contaminated land regime (“CLR”) from its…