Canal & River Trust

Attorney

• Provide senior-level strategic and operational advice on all environmental law matters to the Trust, including the Executive and Board
• Advise on critical water resources, flood management, reservoirs, environmental designations and habitats, waste and permitting
• Advise Senior Managers and the Executive on developing areas of environmental law, including climate change
• Lead and coordinate legal responses to serious environmental incidents, investigations and statutory reporting obligations
• Advise on water industry regulation relating to the Trust’s commercial water development activity
• Provide legal advice on interactions with environmental regulators, water industry regulators and key stakeholders
• Lead environmental litigation taken by or against the Trust, including abstraction licence appeals, judicial review, civil litigation and regulatory enforcement action
• Supervise the Principal Environmental Lawyer
• Work closely with the Senior Regulatory Lawyer
• Coordinate external legal support, including Counsel

Senior Environmental Regulatory Lawyer

• Provide specialist legal advice and manage property law disputes across the Trust’s operational property portfolio
• Deliver pragmatic, risk-based solutions and protect the Trust’s interests
• Conduct property law disputes with adjoining landowners, occupiers and other third parties under supervision by the Senior Litigation Lawyer
• Advise on the Trust’s rights and duties regarding land under historic waterway enabling legislation
• Advise on enforcement of the Trust’s modern statutory powers
• Liaise with external solicitors to facilitate effective and efficient conduct of externally handled property litigation matters
• Draft letters before action, claims, witness statements, applications and other court documents
• Compile court bundles for issue at court and service on defendants under supervision by the Senior Litigation Lawyer
• Work with the Trust’s Claims Handler on property law claims for third-party loss
• Collaborate with colleagues, external advisers and third parties to provide commercially focused solutions

Property Litigation Lawyer

Compliance

• Provide independent oversight and assurance on compliance with data protection legislation, regulatory guidance and internal policies
• Lead a risk-based data protection assurance programme, identifying privacy risks and recommending improvements
• Act as the primary point of contact with the Information Commissioner’s Office, managing regulatory enquiries, notifications and communications
• Oversee data subject rights requests and information rights processes
• Provide expert guidance on personal data breaches and incidents, including risk assessment, reporting obligations, investigations and corrective actions
• Advise on data sharing, supplier relationships, international data transfers and third-party processing arrangements
• Champion privacy by design and oversee Data Protection Impact Assessments for projects, systems, services and organisational changes
• Provide strategic advice to senior leaders on data protection risks, digital transformation, emerging technologies and responsible data use
• Lead data protection awareness, training and guidance programmes
• Monitor emerging legislation, regulatory developments and best practice
• Promote transparency, trust and responsible management of personal information across the Trust’s activities

Data Protection Officer

• Act as the Trust’s lead legal adviser on all aspects of property law
• Work with the senior lawyer team to embed client-centred legal service across internal teams
• Provide strategic legal and risk management advice on property matters
• Advise on infrastructure projects and development proposals affecting the canal network
• Provide legal advice on commercial property transactions, including landlord and tenant, development, utilities and infrastructure matters
• Draft, review and negotiate commercial property documentation, including contracts, transfers, agreements for lease, leases, overage provisions, options, and utilities agreements
• Advise on charity law and Trust Settlement with DEFRA regarding disposals of land interests
• Make applications to the Charity Commission and Secretary of State for consent to certain transactions
• Supervise and regularly review legal services provided by external property law firms
• Lead the Transactional Property team

Senior Environmental Regulatory Lawyer

Property Litigation Lawyer

Data Protection Officer

Senior Property Lawyer