Coodes are an award-winning firm of Solicitors in Cornwall & Devon Taking care of the past, present and future

Commercial Crime

The special expertise our Criminal Lawyers have in defending criminal charges also benefits the firm’s commercial clients who increasingly face prosecution for business crime.

We have experience of successfully defending prosecutions by bodies such as the Environment Agency or DEFRA .

We apply the same thoroughness and skill to such cases as to the more well known criminal offences and you may not always have to plead guilty even though you admit some wrongdoing.

Environmental permits are now required for all properties with a private drainage system

The Environmental Permitting Regulations 2010 came into force on 6th April 2010. The objective is to regulate the discharge of treated sewage and effluent by the issuing of permits. Most properties are connected to the main sewers, however for some properties this is not possible and there needs to be an alternative method for waste disposal.

Holsworthy takes the lead in helping make housing affordable for local people!

Pam Johns who manages our Holsworthy Office comments on the Localism Bill and Holsworthy leading by example! She says…….. “there’s exciting times ahead locally with this Government committed to a “Localism Bill” meaning if there’s over 70% support for a scheme to build some houses for local people in a village/hamlet etc, the Local Housing [...]