It is essential that property and commercial practitioners fully understand the law and practicalities of dealing with contaminated land. This volume puts the new Guidance in its Regulatory context, and interprets it for practitioners.
The new contaminated land regime - how does it work? Who is liable? What does it mean for developers, landowners, local authorities and professionals?; water, waste and statutory nuisance; private law rights - nuisance, negligence, Rylands v Fletcher; planning and contaminated land; protecting property and corporate transactions.