‘Specialist police teams will be heading to London this weekend to help deal with two weeks of protests planned by Extinction Rebellion, the environmental activists who brought the capital to a standstill over Easter.’
The Guardian, 2nd October 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Scores of environmental activists will appear in court this week in one of the UK’s biggest legal crackdowns on climate protests.’
The Guardian, 30th September 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Communities will get the legal right to fight ugly buildings and poorly designed new homes in their towns and villages in new Government guidance to be published on Monday [30 September].’
Daily Telegraph, 29th September 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Four Extinction Rebellion campaigners who caused hours of traffic disruption at a climate change protest have been found guilty of obstructing a highway.’
BBC News, 20th September 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Directors’ duties and climate change: Keeping pace with environmental challenges.’
Supreme Court, 27th August 2019
Source: www.supremecourt.uk
‘Environmental law charity ClientEarth has written to 100 local authorities across England to warn that they will violate their legal obligations and risk legal challenge if they do not introduce proper climate change plans.’
Local Government Lawyer, 2nd September 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Three campaigners who breached an injunction restricting protest at a shale gas site struck by what is believed to be the UK’s biggest fracking tremor have been given suspended prison sentences.’
Rights Info, 3rd September 2019
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘Three anti-fracking activists have been given suspended prison sentences after breaking a ban on demonstrations which their lawyers argued “severely curtails the right to protest”.’
The Guaridan, 3rd September 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Anglers are “appalled and dismayed” at the decision not to prosecute a company that polluted a river, killing about 18,000 fish.’
BBC News, 2nd September 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The High Court has recently dismissed a Claimant’s application under section 288 of the 1990 Act in relation to the First Defendant’s Inspector’s decision refusing planning permission following the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘CJEU’)’s Judgment in People Over Wind and Sweetman v Coillte Teoranta [C-323/17], confirming that it is good law.’
No. 5 Chambers, 7th August 2019
Source: www.no5.com
‘Birds of prey were shot, poisoned, trapped or illegally killed in 87 confirmed incidents in 2018 that led to just one successful conviction, according to the RSPB’s annual Birdcrime report.’
The Guardian, 29th August 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Three Extinction Rebellion activists involved in protests in central London in April have been convicted of public order offences at a trial which heard a message of support for them from the shadow chancellor, John McDonnell.’
The Guardian, 22nd August 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Move comes after investigation into city council found it fell far short of good practice.’
The Guardian, 24th July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Crime and punishment are common fodder for British newspapers. Offences of violence, sex, and dishonesty are the usual (and depressing) themes for journalists in need of a headline. Last month, however, the Metro covered the trial of a more unusual suspect.’
Doughty Street Chambers, 4th July 2019
Source: insights.doughtystreet.co.uk
‘Climate action lawsuits against governments and corporations have spread across 28 countries, according to a new analysis.’
The Guardian, 4th July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In this latest Environmental Law News Update, Christopher Badger considers the decision by Ofwat to impose a financial penalty on Southern Water for failings in the performance of its wastewater operations, the imposition of over £3.7 million of civil sanctions on charitable organisations for environmental offences and further developments in the Manchester Ship Canal case.’
Six Pump Court, 26th June 2019
Source: www.6pumpcourt.co.uk
‘The High Court judgment in the Heathrow third runway case is arguably the most extensive judicial reasoning on current UK climate change law to date.’
Six Pump Court, 25th June 2019
Source: www.6pumpcourt.co.uk
‘Three anti-fracking protesters have been found to have breached an injunction designed to stop them demonstrating outside a fracking site in Lancashire, which they say has a “chilling effect on the right to peaceful protest”.’
The Guardian, 28th June 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The first person to face trial over the Extinction Rebellion protests in April has been found guilty of a minor public order offence for blocking a road in central London.’
The Guardian, 25th June 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Plans to build a fourteen mile, six lane motorway through the Gwent Levels south of Newport to relieve congestion on the M4 have been scrapped by the Welsh government. The announcement by first minister Mark Drakeford was welcomed by environmentalists, local residents and small businesses who opposed the scheme at last year’s public inquiry. Alasdair Henderson, Dominic Ruck Keene and Hannah Noyce from 1 Crown Office Row with other barristers from Guildhall Chambers (Brendon Moorhouse) and Garden Court (Irena Sabic and Grace Brown) represented Gwent Wildlife Trust and an umbrella of other environmental objectors in the proceedings which lasted from February 2017 to September 2018. All these barristers acted for free.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 24th June 2019
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
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