Law on protection of the environment and climate change

A very important specialization of the law firm is broadly understood environmental law

The Firm advises its clients on the provisions of the Law on protection of the environment, including emission allowances, limited use areas and the Law on nature protection (area, tree felling, conducting activities in protected areas). We assist our clients in environmental impact assessment proceedings. The Firm also offers specialist advice on geological and mining law and waste management regulations.

We provide legal assistance on issues related to water management, including the shaping and protection of water resources, water use and water resource management. We offer advice on all aspects of climate change law.

Examples of the services offered by the Firm are presented below.

Environmental protection, emission allowances, liability for damage to the environment

The Firm specialises in the issues of obtaining sectoral emission permits, integrated permits and other decisions required under environmental regulations
The Firm provides advice on air protection regulations, including regulations concerning substances that deplete the ozone layer
The Firm provides legal assistance with regard to regulations on prevention of accidents and handling of chemical and biocidal substances

We assist our clients in issues related to the protection of coastal areas and the marine environment
The Firm provides advice on access to environmental information
The Firm specialises in advising on administrative fines for breach of environmental regulations
We also advise our clients on issues related to liability for environmental damage and restoration of environmental damage

Environmental impact assessment

The Firm advises and represents clients in proceedings to obtain decisions on environmental conditions

The Firm provides opinions and analyses documentation related to the environmental aspects of investments in installations for the generation, storage and transport of energy, fuels and heat, in particular wind and photovoltaic farms and biomethane plants

Nature protection

The Firm advises its clients on regulations governing the establishment and operation of protected areas (national parks, nature reserves, landscape conservation areas, Natura 2000 sites, countryside parks).
The Firm also provides legal assistance with regard to the conduct of activities in protected areas, including construction projects in such areas

The Firm provides advice on regulations governing the protection of green areas and trees, including procedures for removal of trees and bushes
We assist our clients in issues related to the imposition of administrative fines for breach of obligations concerning nature protection

Protection against emissions

We provide advice on air protection regulations
The Firm also provides legal assistance with regard to regulations on substances that deplete the ozone layer and on fluorinated greenhouse gases

The Firm also assists its clients with issues relating to protection against noise, ionising radiation and electromagnetic fields

Forests and the protection of agricultural and forestry land

The Firm specialises in issues relating to the exclusion of land from agricultural and forestry production
We advise our clients on issues related to agricultural and forest land in the investment process

The Firm provides legal assistance to entities related to forest management (administrative bodies, entrepreneurs)

Water resources

The Firm provides legal assistance with regard to the rules governing the formation and protection of water resources
We provide legal assistance with regard to regulations governing the use of water, including the rules of incurring fees related to the use of water resources
The Firm specialises in water protection in the investment process

The Firm provides legal assistance with regard to the provisions of the Act on collective water supply and discharge of wastewater, including the resolution of disputes over connection to the network
The Firm provides legal assistance on issues related to inland fisheries

Waste management

The Firm assists its clients in obtaining permits for the production, collection, processing, storage of waste and other decisions allowing for waste-related activities
The Firm also provides advice on the day-to-day operation of a waste management enterprise
We assist our clients in the proper fulfilment of obligations related to waste electrical and electronic equipment
The Firm specialises in legislation relating to municipal waste management (Law on maintaining cleanliness and order in communes)

The Firm provides legal assistance with regard to recycling of end-of-life vehicles
We assist our clients in fulfilling obligations related to the legislation on batteries and accumulators
The Firm also provides legal assistance with regard to regulations on the management of packaging and packaging waste
The Firm provides assistance in the field of mining waste management
The Firm specialises in issues related to transboundary shipments of waste

Geological and mining law

The Firm assists its clients in obtaining concessions and other decisions enabling the conduct of activities related to geology and mining
The Firm advises on issues relating to underground tankless storage of substances and underground storage of waste and carbon dioxide

We also assist our clients in day-to-day advice on the operation of a mining facility
The Firm provides legal assistance on liability issues relating to geological and mining activities

Climate law

The Firm provides legal assistance on the principle of liability for climate change
We provide advice on greenhouse gas and other emissions allowances

The Firm provides specialist advice on Best Available Techniques (BAT) conclusions
We assist our clients in the implementation of sustainable development principles in a company (ESG – Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance)

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