‘Three campaign groups – Friends of the Earth, ClientEarth and the Good Law Project – have been given permission to bring a legal challenge in the High Court over the Government’s Net Zero and Heat and Buildings Strategies.’
Local Government Lawyer, 7th March 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Fears that contaminated mud is to be dumped in the Severn estuary are to be heard at the High Court on Tuesday.’
BBC News, 8th March 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In Finch the Court of Appeal has declined to define significant indirect effects for environmental impact assessment (EIA). Barristers at Cornerstone Barristers consider the ruling.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th March 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Applications for planning permission for projects in England and Wales will need to provide “utmost clarity” on their potential indirect environmental impacts in the wake of a new court judgment.’
OUT-LAW.com, 1st March 2022
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘England’s Environment Agency has downgraded 93% of prosecutions for serious pollution over four years, despite recommendations from frontline staff for the perpetrators to face the highest sanction, a leaked report seen by the Guardian reveals.’
The Guardian, 2nd March 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Two environmental activists have been convicted of charges relating to a protest against HS2 after occupying a 100ft-high drilling rig to highlight damage they claimed the rail project was causing to London’s drinking water supply.’
The Guardian, 21st February 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The government agency charged with protecting the marine environment has dropped its case against Greenpeace over a protest intended to obstruct destructive fishing practices in UK coastal conservation areas.’
The Guardian, 7th February 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The UK advertising watchdog has banned a high-profile marketing campaign by Swedish alt-milk brand Oatly after ruling its green claims were misleading.’
The Guardian, 26th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A Natural Resources Wales (NRW) prosecution has seen a bakery fined for polluting a stream with its dishwasher.’
Local Government Lawyer, 20th January 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The UK government is being sued over its net zero climate strategy, which lawyers argue illegally fails to include the policies needed to deliver the promised cuts in emissions.’
The Guardian, 12th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Michael Mousdale examines the measures in relation to waste enforcement and regulation set out in Part 3 of the Environment Act 2021 and assesses their impact on local authorities.’
Local Government Lawyer, 7th January 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The British government’s granting of fishing licences to more than 1,000 UK and EU vessels for 2022, which will permit bottom-trawling and dredging in marine protected areas, could be unlawful unless conditions to safeguard ocean habitats are imposed, the conservation group Oceana says.’
The Guardian, 17th December 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Environmental campaigners have accused the UK advertising watchdog of bias for overturning a draft ruling that banned adverts for a mud-splattered Land Rover Defender off-roader after previously saying it encouraged “socially irresponsible” driving that could “cause damage to vulnerable habitats”.’
The Guardian, 24th November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘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
‘A landowner who breached a High Court injunction preventing illegal development on woodland has been sentenced to 12 months imprisonment.’
Local Government Lawyer, 1st November 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
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