Ian Sampson

Firm:

Shepstone & Wylie (Durban)

Areas Of Practice:

Climate Change & Carbon Trading , Due Diligence Audits, Energy Law, Environmental Law, Mining, Pollution and Waste

Phone Number:

+27 (0)31 575 7000

Email address:

sampson@wylie.co.za

Position:

Partner

Address:

24 Richefond Circle, Ridgeside Office Park, Umhlanga Rocks 4319

Region:

Kwazulu Natal / Durban

Area:

Durban

Postal Address:

P O Box 305 , La Lucia, 4153

Qualifications:

BA, LLB (University of the Witwatersrand), Short course in Environmental Law (Potchefstroom University), LLM in Environmental Law (University of Pretoria)

Service on boards and associations: Ian is a member of the National Environmental Committee of the Institute of Directors of Southern Africa. He is also a member of the South African Environmental Law Association, the South African Institute of Waste Management and the Law Society of South Africa.

Ian’s most recent work is as the author of a chapter in the PLC Cross-Border Environmental Handbook (2006/7). He is also the author of A Legal Framework to Pollution Management in the Durban Metropolitan Area – (Durban Metropolitan Council, April 2000) and A Legal Framework to Pollution Management in South Africa (Water Research Commission, 2001) and is the general editor for the Guide to Environmental Auditing in South Africa (Butterworths 2000).

History:

Position in Firm: Heads up the Environmental and Clean Energy Law Department.

Ian is a specialist environmental lawyer advising clients in both the public and private sector on a range of environmental and sustainability issues. Ian assists companies in a number of industries, including mining and resources, utilities, chemicals, steel, agriculture, automotive, waste, storage, building and transport on a range of environmental issues. These include environmental compliance assessments, due diligence assessments, contractual issues, structured finance, environmental management systems, opinions on new and pending legislation as well as permit and licensing requirements.

Languages:

English