‘A landfill operator who sought a judicial review against the Environment Agency’s decision to issue a closure notice for the site has had their application refused by the High Court.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th February 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘In this important recent decision the Supreme Court has found that in respect of an established nuisance, even where there were available to the claimant alternative private law remedies (nuisance and private prosecution) these did not oust an application for judicial review against the public authority in respect of an allegedly unlawful failure to exercise regulatory powers.’
Henderson Chambers, 5th November 2024
Source: www.hendersonchambers.co.uk
‘The High Court has agreed to hear a judicial review challenge of Havering Council’s decision not to allocate an illegal landfill behind pollution issues and wildfires as “contaminated land”.
Local Government Lawyer, 4th December 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A landfill site that is the subject of a legal challenge from Newcastle Under Lyme Council for emitting odorous gasses has been hit with a closure order from the Environment Agency.’
Local Government Lawyer, 29th November 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A commuter car park in Essex is to be one of the first test cases of whether the government will enforce new legislation aimed at protecting national parks and landscapes in England.’
The Guardian, 31st October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A legal challenge against the expansion of an oil-drilling site in North Lincolnshire is to be uncontested.’
BBC News, 24th October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has issued a call for evidence seeking views on options to bring the UK’s policies into compliance with its obligation under the access to justice provision of the Aarhus Convention.’
Local Government Lawyer, 1st October 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Proposed new legislation described by government as delivering a “significant increase in enforcement powers” against water companies, could delay rather than speed up industry action to address environmental concerns because of the broad way it has been drafted, water industry experts have warned.’
OUT-LAW.com, 6th September 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘A judge has thrown out a legal challenge brought by campaigners, which was preventing changes being made to three major road junctions in Derby.’
BBC News, 28th August 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Paul Powlesland was not far off quoting Shakespeare when he became probably the first juror in history to swear a legal oath on a river.’
BBC News, 2nd August 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In this post, 4 New Square Chambers’ Alex Forzani explores the Supreme Court’s decision in R (Finch) v Surrey County Council [2024] UKSC 20 and analyses its implications on the scope of environmental impact assessments. The judgment is likely to have significant implications on the development of, and investment in, new projects in the UK.’
4 New Square, 2nd July 2024
Source: www.4newsquare.com
‘Annabel Graham Paul looks at a recent judgment that clarifies the approach to carrying out Appropriate Assessments under the Habitats Regulations when considering planning permission.’
Local Government Lawyer, 5th July 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The High Court has granted the Good Law Project permission to challenge the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s decision to exclude onshore wind from its policy on energy infrastructure.’
Local Government Lawyer, 25th June 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Campaigners fighting to stop sewage discharges into Windermere, the Lake District’s largest lake, have made a statutory nuisance complaint against a water company in the first legal action of its kind.’
The Guardian, 26th June 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘When deciding whether to grant planning consent for development, the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) should consider the downstream, indirect greenhouse gas emissions effects of the development in some cases, the UK Supreme Court has ruled, demonstrating a significant development for environmental law.’
OUT-LAW.com, 20th June 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘A water company fined £90,000 for dumping sewage into a river has been unable to explain two of the spillages.’
The Independent, 22nd June 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A coalition of more than 80 nature conservation groups is launching a legal bid to force whichever party is in power next month to improve government targets on tackling wildlife decline in England.’
BBC News, 7th June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A pensioner has been fined thousands of pounds for illegally storing waste, including scrapped cars, at a site in Somerset.’
BBC News, 29th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The UK is one of the world’s most nature-depleted countries. The headline finding in the State of Nature Report 2023 told us that one in six species is at risk of extinction but this alarming figure obscures greater decline within certain taxonomic groups: 21% of plant species, 39% of vertebrates and 11% of fungi and lichens are classified as being at risk of extinction in Great Britain.’
No.5 Chambers, 18th April 2024
Source: www.no5.com
‘In this podcast produced by Lexis PSL, Christopher Badger and Mark Davies look at progress made under the 25 Year Environment Plan, publication of the Green Finance Strategy and more Environment Act 2021 Commencement Regulations.’
Six Pump Court, 18th April 2024
Source: 6pumpcourt.co.uk
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