LEGAL DEFENCE

It is not desirable but common that cases related to water rights or responsibilities of subsoil and groundwater contamination require a defence or an action before the courts. It is not necessary to mention that it is better for both parts not to go so far. However, if it so happens, SABOREDO S.A. offers its technical services aimed to provide a technical basis for the legal investigation of the case. In water rights cases are frequent those in which there is disagreement between administrator and managed on the legal regime which are water, more specifically if they are still covered by a private system or if they are already fully integrated into public jurisdiction. Other cases are disagreements between neighbors on conditions produced between abstractions.

From the point of view of subsoil contamination, we must start from the premise of what can be considered as ecological crime according to the civil rights for the damage as much as to the penal code for the people who may be involved in the case.

In many cases of contamination emerges the doubt whether really implicated in the trial were the real cause of contamination or if by the contrary, detected or detectable contamination may have other origins and actors. This framework represents a considerable complexity and non-recommended episodes for those involved, basically due to three factors:

1) As for the personal implications of criminal nature.
2) For the financial cost that would represent for the company.
3) By the discredit that this episode could cause to the brand.

Under these circumstances, it is strongly recommended to take the necessary measures to make sure that:

1) There is no more contamination.
2) There is a documented control that makes evident that there have been no contamination throughout time and the situation has been systematically controlled in response to potential later claims.