The UK’s historic coastline is a ticking pollution time bomb that is being rapidly accelerated by the impacts of climate change and landfill exposure. Beneath the surface of our glorious national coast lies a rather

In our first webinar of 2023, hear from our guest speaker Stephen Sykes. Stephen is a leading environmental and insurance lawyer, specialising in mitigating ESG liabilities for corporates, lenders, and public sector bodies. Trainers: Danielle

Given the clear legal opinion, upcoming changes to guidance from lenders and the Law Society, it is really important that conveyancers feel armed with the tools to be able to translate the results from our

Environmental analytics business Groundsure has launched a set of new climate clauses for insertion into client advisory and reports on title to lenders for conveyancers, as part of a comprehensive set of resources on a

Which report for which scenario? Commercial – Thursday 8th November, 11am – 12pm GMT In this webinar, Strategic Account Manager Nick Treble, will take a closer look at our range of Commercial reports. In this

We are delighted to welcome Stephen Sykes as our guest speaker for this brand new session. Stephen is an Environmental Lawyer and Consultant from Capital Law. During this webinar, Stephen will cover the following: Climate

One of our key speakers Tyrone Dunbar at the Met Office delivered a session that included a weather forecast from July 2050. It was greeted with a mixture of shock and awe that we could

The expansion of UK wind power infrastructure in the UK since the early 1990s, has been somewhat slow. Wind power has long been a source of contention amongst homeowners and communities affected by nearby planned

“Do solicitors have a legal duty of care to advise their clients on climate-related risks?” – this is the question that Stephen Tromans QC, one of the pre-eminent environmental law barristers in the world, will

What are Practice Notes? Over the years, the Law Society of England and Wales has issued more than 100 Practice Notes to its 160,000 members. They are designed to describe good practice and, whilst we

Leeds is a prominent city in Yorkshire which made a name for itself in the wool and textiles trades. Often forgotten are the deep, dark cavernous coal mines which lie silent beneath the vibrant, bustling

As property lawyers will know, contaminated land can give rise to a range of liabilities and unexpected costs, whether they relate to human health, land, buildings, businesses, or the wider environment. The statute that has

Groundsure has announced the details of a major new climate change summit for the conveyancing industry. The inaugural in-person event, hosted by the environmental analytics business, will be held at the Law Society on Chancery

Lawyers and environmental data My fellow solicitors and their Professional Support Lawyers sometimes tell me they feel besieged by an ever-increasing number of different types of environmental reports which they are required or encouraged to

Barclays adds Groundsure’s climate data to its environmental screening in expanded deal Barclays has expanded its agreement with environmental analytics business Groundsure to start screening commercial transactions in the UK for environmental and climate change

See details of Groundsure’s upcoming webinars in May 10th May 2022: How is coastal erosion and climate change affecting UK properties already on a cliff edge? The next session of Groundsure’s Climate Change series will

Birmingham’s brickworks and brick making heritage is a prime example of a city’s industrial reaction to nationwide expansion and growth With a surging demand for property and infrastructure, both to house the country’s growing population

In the first of a special two-part blog, we will review the contaminated land regime and how Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 has been managed in practice, through the lens of some

Environmental analytics business Groundsure is to screen Santander’s commercial transactions for legacy and ongoing environmental and climate change risks. In conjunction with Santander, Groundsure has designed a new report that includes a four-tier risk assessment

Yorkshire has a long and proud coal mining history, but it has played host to a far wider range of other mining and excavation. The city of York sits within a vale of glacial gravels,

Mining in Norfolk’s county town is suggested to date back as early as the 12th Century. However, across the county, there is clear evidence of mineral extraction dating back over 5000 years. In this latest

Whether it is the act of naming storms that has brought them to more prominence, or the fact that three of them happened in one week, our latest turbulent weather has again publicised and underlined