Energy, renewables & utilities

Who we are

Tyr’s energy, renewables, and utilities team is made up of a dedicated group of experts who bring decades of experience. With over 40 years of collective know-how, we’ve had the privilege of working with clients across the region, nationally, and internationally. We don’t just offer expertise – we take the time to understand your unique needs and deliver tailored, practical solutions that really make a difference.

What we do

The firm advises on a full range of specialist areas, such as:

• Health and safety and environmental law including dealing with enforcement action, and advising on infrastructure projects/regulatory consents
• Planning enforcement
• Competition law investigations and compliance
• Directors’ duties, including providing training
• Commercial contracts and IT
• White collar crime, including bribery, fraud, money laundering etc
• Employment – assisting you to manage your workforce, whether that is on site or office staff
• Commercial and Property Disputes, including protestor injunctions, supply chain disputes, IT disputes, corporate disputes, and all types of property disputes

How we can help you

We’re here to support you with the wide range of challenges that can arise in the energy, renewables, and utilities sector. That might mean helping you resolve complex disputes, guiding you through major projects, strengthening your commercial contracts, or advising on workforce matters. We also work alongside you to manage risks, respond to unexpected issues, and put practical solutions in place.

Examples of the team’s recent and previous experience

• We helped a major European logistics company in a Court of Appeal case, successfully appealing their sentence after a hot-tapping incident. As a result, we helped reduce the company’s fine by more than a third.
• We advised a leading logistics company on the health and safety concerns of accessing their infrastructure through third-party land.
• We guide clients through understanding their environmental responsibilities in development agreements and leases, especially for large infrastructure projects.
• We supported RGL Management Limited, a class action funder, in setting up a major B2B class action against suppliers in the energy sector, with a projected value of £200-300 million.
• We advised a recycling client on navigating licensing procedures and how to handle related issues like the ownership of technological improvements.
• We represented an energy company in securing an urgent injunction against protestors, helping them stop an unlawful demonstration linked to the Just Stop Oil movement, which made headlines.
• Our Commercial Litigation team worked on behalf of a minority shareholder involved in two companies in the home improvement and renewable energy sectors.
• We’ve handled cases involving allegations of fraud in the energy sector.
• We’ve helped with the commercial agreements for introducing customers to recycling services.