Environmental law plays a critical role in achieving the global imperative of securing ecologically sustainable development and use of natural resources, while promoting justifiable economic and social development.
As one of South Africa’s leading environmental law firms, Richard Summers Inc. serves a broad client base including companies in the petrochemical, refining, mining and manufacturing sectors. We routinely advise blue chip companies, Independent Power Producers, private sector developers, tertiary institutions, agricultural enterprises, and a number of environmental consultancies. Our team works closely with environmental assessment practitioners and environmental specialist consultants in managing complex regulatory approval processes and to ensure legal compliance.
The specific areas covered by the scope of legal services we offer includes: contaminated land remediation, commercial transactions, asset divestment, regulatory approvals, enforcement action, heritage resource management, biodiversity offsets, compliance audits and environmental due diligence
investigations. The firm’s attorneys are proficient in the practical application of administrative law and constitutional principles, and the statutory environmental law framework in general.
We handle high-stakes disputes, High Court litigation and complex environmental matters.
Richard Summers Inc. strives to provide efficient and personalised legal services to each of our clients through our underlying commitment to professional excellence and high quality legal advisory services.