Experience Advising:

• Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board on all Irish law environmental, offshore petroleum safety and planning aspects of the acquisition by Canada Pension Plan Investment Board of Royal Dutch Shell's interest in the Corrib Gas Field.
• SK Biotek on all Irish environmental law aspects of its acquisition from BMS of an API pharmaceutical manufacturing plant in County Dublin.
• A US private equity fund in a dispute with adjoining land owners arising out of the development of a high profile city centre office development valued in excess of €100 million involving novel land right claims.
• A consortium of banks on the original financing and subsequent refinancing of a significant strategic waste facility development, including detailed advices in relation to waste policy, waste licensing, planning consent and the use of CPO powers.
• Broadhaven Credit Partners on the planning law aspects of the acquisition and financing of a portfolio of ongoing residential development sites.
• Element Power in judicial review proceedings brought by an objector against a decision made by An Bord Pleanála (the national Planning Appeal Board) to designate North Meath Windfarm as "strategic infrastructure development" (SID) under the Planning Acts and the subsequent judicial review challenge against An Bord Pleanála's refusal of planning permission.
• Oweninny Power DAC (a joint venture between Bord na Móna and the ESB) on securing SID planning permission from An Bord Pleanala for a 172MW development following an oral hearing and a significant level of objection. We are currently acting on behalf of OPDAC in the defence of judicial review proceedings.
• Ballycumber Windfarm in injunction proceedings against objectors seeking to obstruct the construction of the windfarm and in the defence of related trespass proceedings. We are also acting for the windfarm company which is a notice party in related judicial review proceedings.
• Derrysallagh Windfarm relative to issues arising out of a High Court ruling in connection with its grid connection works.
• A multi-national corporation in respect of its aftercare obligations pursuant to an IPPC licence and related contractual obligations with the EPA and a third party including strategic advices in relation to avoidance of prosecution by the EPA.