Environmental Law News Update – Six Pump Court
‘Alame and others v Shell: Court of Appeal provide guiding principles on progressing a large environmental group litigation.’
Six Pump Court, 13th January 2025
Source: 6pumpcourt.co.uk
Category: environmental protection
Construction firms must ‘contract differently’ to address climate claims risk – OUT-LAW.com
‘Stakeholders in construction projects that rethink the way they address climate change in project contracts will get ahead of a forthcoming new wave of emissions-related claims expected to impact the industry, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 19th February 2025
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Bits of interest – Nearly Legal
‘A couple of brief notes on things of interest.’
Nearly Legal, 16th February 2025
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Supreme Court to hear key case next week on ‘appropriate assessment’ and subsequent approvals – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Supreme Court will next week consider whether Regulation 63 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (“the Habitats Regulations”) require an “appropriate assessment” to be undertaken for subsequent approvals after the grant of outline planning permission at a further consent stage, i.e. at the approval of reserved matters and discharge of conditions stages.’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th February 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Key power station didn’t properly disclose burning forest wood – BBC News
‘A UK power station that has received billions of pounds in government subsidies has failed more than once to report it burned wood from primary forests, BBC News has found.’
BBC News, 9th February 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judicial review set to begin over new bridge – BBC News
‘A row over plans for a new bridge over the Thames is due to go to judicial review later.’
BBC News, 4th February 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Planning, Environment and Property Newsletter – Winter 2025 Edition – 39 Essex Chambers
‘Welcome to our January 2025 edition of the Planning Environment & Property Newsletter. A very Happy New Year to you all. The end of 2024 saw a significant array of development in the realms of planning policy, legislation and consultations and there is a lot more to come!’
39 Essex Chambers, 23rd January 2025
Source: www.39essex.com
Sixteen jailed UK climate activists to appeal against ‘unduly harsh’ sentences – The Guardian
‘Sixteen environmental activists jailed in the past year will appear at the high court on Wednesday to ask England’s most senior judge to quash their “unduly harsh” sentences.’
The Guardian, 29th January 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
Just Stop Oil protester has prison sentence extended – BBC News
‘A 78-year-old climate protester has had her prison sentence extended by 20 days for being “unlawfully at large”, after the authorities failed to find a tracking bracelet that fitted her.’
BBC News, 26th January 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Administrative Law Principles in Context: Environmental Assessment Goes Up in Flames- Cambridge Law Journal
‘A massive reduction in the combustion of fossil fuels will be required if the UK is to meet its target of “net zero” carbon emissions by 2050. At a global scale, reliance on fossil fuels will need to be greatly reduced if irreversible impacts on the environment are to be avoided. It is against this background that the Supreme Court has had to answer the following question: in circumstances where there is an obligation to consider the environmental effects of a development proposal for the extraction of fossil fuels, must the climate impacts of the eventual combustion of those fossil fuels be assessed?’
Cambridge Law Journal, 7th January 2025
Source: www.cambridge.org
Legal challenges to UK infrastructure projects to be blocked in push for growth – The Guardian
‘Campaigners will be blocked from “excessive” legal challenges to planning decisions for major infrastructure projects including airports, railways and nuclear power stations as part of the government’s drive for economic growth.’
The Guardian, 23rd January 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
Lloyds advert banned for making false environmental claims – The Guardian
‘A Lloyds Banking Group advert has been banned for making false environmental claims, making it the second major lender to break the UK advertising watchdog’s rules against greenwashing.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court of Appeal finds against Shell in environmental claims over oil spills – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The Court of Appeal has allowed a challenge against a declaration that claims against Shell over oil spills in the Niger Delta region in Nigeria were “global claims”, finding that the right of a litigant to bring a claim and determine how it is proved “should be respected in all normal circumstances”.’
Law Society's Gazette, 16th December 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Britain leads the world in cracking down on climate activism, study finds – The Guardian
‘British police arrest environmental protesters at nearly three times the global average rate, research has found, revealing the country as a world leader in the legal crackdown on climate activism.’
The Guardian, 11th December 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Council decision not to designate illegal landfill ‘contaminated land’ to be challenged in High Court – Local Government Lawyer
‘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
Legal fight against homes between protected commons – BBC News
‘A group of people have launched a legal challenge against plans to build homes on land between two protected commons.’
BBC News, 4th December 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Perception of harm as a material planning consideration – Local Government Lawyer
‘The perception of harm has an important role to play as part of the consideration of a planning application, writes Anne Gerzon.’
Local Government Lawyer, 29th November 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Essex car park to be test case for legislation to protect landscapes – The Guardian
‘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
Man who lost home to coastal erosion loses court case against UK government – The Guardian
‘An East Anglian man who lost his home to coastal erosion has lost his high court challenge against the government’s climate adaptation plans.’
The Guardian, 25th October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Oil-drilling expansion challenge to go uncontested – BBC News
‘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
