“Onshore wind, and energy infrastructure generally, is a form of development which gives rise to strongly held views, on all sides. Resolving the competing environmental and policy issues is difficult enough, but this form of development also has a propensity to attract legal challenge.”
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No.5 Chambers, 20th January 2012
Source: www.no5.com
“The government went to the court of appeal on Friday in an urgent attempt to overturn a high court ruling that has hit its plans to cut subsidies for solar panels on homes.”
The Guardian, 13th January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government has launched an appeal against a High Court ruling that blocked its plans to cut subsidies for solar panels on homes.”
BBC News, 4th January 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Government plans to slash solar power subsidies were dealt a blow yesterday, after a High Court judge ordered an urgent hearing into the move. Mr Justice Mitting ordered a judicial review to be held next week into the Government’s decision to halve so-called feed-in-tariff solar power subsidies after hearing an application by Friends of the Earth.”
The Independent, 16th December 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Millions of older people without access to the internet may be suffering discrimination at the hands of Britain’s biggest energy companies, according to the regulator.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th November 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A coalition of UK solar companies has initiated legal action against the government in response to its plans to more than halve solar subsidies.”
The Guardian, 10th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Energy Act has become law, putting in place a Government-backed scheme that will enable new energy efficiency measures in both domestic and commercial properties to be undertaken at no up-front cost. Costs will be paid over time through energy bills.”
OUT-LAW.com, 19th October 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“Top lawyers put fossil fuel bosses on trial in the UK’s supreme court to explore whether environmental destruction could be considered an international crime.”
The Guardian, 5th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“British Gas has been fined £2.5m by the regulator Ofgem for the way in which it deals with customer complaints.”
BBC News, 27th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The centrepiece of the UK government’s green strategy will be laid out on Tuesday, as the energy bill enters its second reading in the House of Commons.”
The Guardian, 10th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Regulator Ofgem has told energy firms they must offer simpler tariffs to help consumers compare prices.”
BBC News, 21st March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Solar energy firms are threatening to take legal action against the government after ministers said they could stop large-scale commercial ‘solar farms’ from hoovering up a green electricity subsidy.”
The Guardian, 7th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government is to beef up legislation forcing landlords to pay a fine if they rent properties without proper insulation.”
The Guardian, 2nd November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The latest legal challenge against plans for a wind farm in Devon has been rejected by the High Court.”
BBC News, 19th August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A national park has launched a legal challenge against the Welsh Assembly Government after it said a green energy plant could be built on a farm.”
BBC News, 8th April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“On an application for judicial review of the Secretary of State’s alleged failure to take steps to implement targets specified in the Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Act 2000 and the UK Fuel Poverty Strategy, and in particular for eliminating fuel poverty ‘as far as reasonably practicable’, where the legal obligation on the Secretary of State had been defined in terms of effort and endeavour, arguments as to the desirability of the Government’s policy on the use of available money were not apt to found an argument of breach of statutory duty and judicial review, absent a rationality challenge.”
WLR Daily, 31st July 2009
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“Energy regulators have fined EDF energy £2 million for failing to connect new customers quickly enough.”
The Times, 24th July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Energy companies will be banned from charging ‘unjustified’ prices under new rules proposed by the regulator Ofgem.”
BBC News, 23rd March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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