‘The Court of Appeal is this week hearing a key case on the lawful interpretation of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations and the end product of developments.’
Local Government Lawyer, 16th November 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Voices from around the world have called for leaders at COP26 to create international law against ‘ecocide’. Lucy Skoulding explores what ecocide means and how existing legislation could be used to prevent it.’
Each Other, 4th November 2021
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘An injunction to ban Insulate Britain protesters from holding demonstrations on London’s roads has been extended.’
BBC News, 19th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Some large UK businesses will have to start disclosing their environmental impact, under new rules set to be brought in by the Treasury.’
BBC News, 18th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Roderick Morton considers two injunction cases which neatly illustrate the differences between interim and final injunctions.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th October 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Civil liberties groups have reacted with dismay to Priti Patel’s plan to criminalise protest groups, saying demonstrations are a “core pillar of any healthy democracy”.’
The Guardian, 5th October 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Protesters disrupting motorways will face up to six months in prison or unlimited fines under plans to stop climate campaigners bringing traffic to a halt, Priti Patel will say this week.’
The Guardian, 3rd October 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A British Paralympic gold medallist has been jailed for a year for glueing himself to the roof of a passenger jet in an Extinction Rebellion protest – the first custodial sentence for any action linked to the group.’
The Guardian, 24th September 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Activists who have been carrying out a string of disruptive demonstrations along the M25, causing travel chaos for tens of thousands of people, will be in contempt of court if they breach the terms of an interim injunction won by National Highways today (22 September 2021).’
Home Office, 22nd September 2021
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Priti Patel and Grant Shapps are seeking a court injunction to stop environmental protesters from targeting major motorways after five days of tailbacks and damaging headlines for the government.’
The Guardian, 21st September 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The UK’s “pioneering” climate laws have been more effective than legislative efforts elsewhere in the world – but are still failing to reduce emissions by an adequate amount, a campaigning legal group reports today.’
Law Society's Gazette, 7th September 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘There is dwindling support for proposals to build the UK’s first deep coalmine in 30 years in Cumbria, say campaigners, as a public inquiry into the mining plans gets under way.’
The Guardian, 7th September 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Extinction Rebellion has demanded to know how its upcoming demonstrations will be policed after the Supreme Court ruled that protest can be a “lawful excuse” to block roads under human rights law.’
The Independent, 22nd August 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Prosecutors are reviewing numerous Extinction Rebellion cases after a third protester in as many days had their conviction quashed.’
The Independent, 5th August 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The High Court has thrown out a campaign group’s legal challenge to the Government’s £27.4bn Road Investment Strategy 2: 2020-25.’
Local Government Lawyer, 29th July 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A former Paralympian who glued himself to the roof of a plane has been found guilty of causing a public nuisance.’
BBC News, 29th July 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Campaigners have lost a legal challenge to the government’s £27bn roadbuilding programme after the high court dismissed their application for a judicial review.’
The Guardian, 26th July 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The government faces the threat of legal action over plans to allow exploration at the Cambo oilfield near Shetland after promising to put an end to new oil exploration licences that do not align with the UK’s climate goals.’
The Guardian, 23rd July 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
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