Embiromental Law

Venelex legally advises the areas of consultancy, audit, administrative registration formalities, permits, administrative and judicial remedies (contentious administrative and constitutional protection).

Due to the gender of economical activities that constitute the social objective of its important clients, which are subject to the supervision and control of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, since they are legally susceptible to the degradation of the environment given the liquids discharges, atmospheric emissions and/or creation and management of dangerous waste that could imply, we render the following professional services:

In the administrative area:

1) Registration formalities, permits, authorization for the occupation of the territory, studies of environmental impact and other environmental evaluations, periodic characterizations, petitions and sanction proceedings before the authorities;

2) Environmental legal audits.

3) Assistance in case of inspections and controls by the authorities.

4) Judicial representation before the authorized courts; and, the writing of law and regulation projects.

In the civil and mercantile aspect:

1) Advise in all kinds of contracts or negotiations that have environmental issues; and Judicial representation for the clients in case of lawsuits related to environmental damages.

2) Regarding criminal aspects: we offer judicial assistance to the companies and its administrators, who can be targets of environmental criminal proceedings, before the entities of the environmental police and the criminal courts.