‘In this episode, Lucy McCann speaks to Dr Stefan Theil, the John Thornley Fellow and Director of Studies in Law at Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge, about what role the law can play in tackling the climate crisis.’
Law Pod UK, 1st March 2023
Source: audioboom.com
‘Maidstone Borough Council will have to reconsider a planning application after the Court of Appeal found the local authority misinterpreted its own planning policy on brownfield developments.’
Local Government Lawyer, 27th February 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The High Court has agreed to hear two judicial review claims of the government’s plan to reduce the discharge of untreated sewage into bodies of water in England, including one claim which argues a seven hundred-year-old common law right has been ignored.’
Local Government Lawyer, 15th February 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Campaigners are to make a high court challenge to the government’s plan to reduce raw sewage discharges into rivers and seas in England, arguing it does not go far enough.’
The Guardian, 14th February 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Five environmental protesters who glued themselves to the frame of Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper have been fined for causing criminal damage.’
BBC News, 8th February 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An environmental activist has been jailed for eight weeks after disobeying a judge’s instruction not to mention the climate crisis as his motivation during his trial for taking part in a road-blocking protest.’
The Guardian, 7th February 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Welsh wildlife experts have welcomed measures to crack down on reckless water scooter use.’
BBC News, 29th January 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In R (Friends of the Earth Ltd) v Secretary of State for International Trade/UK Export Finance (UKEF) [2023] EWCA Civ 14, the Court of Appeal considered the implications of the Paris Agreement on climate change for governmental decision-making in relation to investing in a liquified natural gas project in Mozambique (the “Project”). Sir Geoffrey Vos MR, with whom Lord Justice Bean and Sir Keith Lindblom SPT agreed, dismissed Friends of the Earth’s appeal against the Divisional Court’s decision to dismiss their application for judicial review.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 24th January 2023
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Single-use plastic items including cutlery, plates and polystyrene cups are reportedly to be banned in England by the UK government after a consultation.’
The Guardian, 13th December 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The UK government is facing a fresh challenge in the courts over plans to award up to 130 new licences for North Sea oil and gas exploration, in the latest attempt to stop ministers’ proposed expansion of the country’s fossil fuel production.’
The Guardian, 12th December 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A new injunction granted by the High Court and lasting almost a year could see Just Stop Oil activists face fresh penalties for demonstrating on the M25.’
The Independent, 28th November 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Four climate activists have gone on trial for allegedly blocking the M25, in the first of dozens of jury trials planned for supporters of the Insulate Britain campaign.’
The Guardian, 21st November 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘On 16 November 2022 the Chancellor of the High Court, Sir Julian Flaux, delivered the 2022 Combar Lecture entitled “Is commercial litigation going green? Environmental and greenwashing claims and how they will shape the law.”’
Courts & Tribunal Judiciary, 18th November 2022
Source: www.judiciary.uk
‘A High Court injunction has been granted to prevent Just Stop Oil protesters disrupting the M25.’
BBC News, 6th November 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The High Court decision in dismissing a challenge against the grant of permission for development in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) has helpfully underlined hurdles to interfering with the merits of controversial decisions, writes Megan Forbes.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th November 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A report into the so-called bio age, presumed successor to the digital age, has painted a picture of a world in which innovations in bio-technology and the role of global ecosystems have a huge impact on legal practice.’
legal Futures, 28th October 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Transport for London bosses have asked a High Court judge to let them take legal action against more than 180 named people following the intensification of Just Stop Oil protests.’
The Independent, 27th October 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Rishi Sunak has become prime minister, replacing Liz Truss as leader of the party after rival Penny Mordaunt dropped out of the race. It comes less than two months after he lost the leadership race to Truss, who resigned following the shortest-ever tenure as prime minister. Sunak, who previously served as chancellor under prime minister Boris Johnson, is the third British prime minister to serve since September this year.’
Each Other, 25th October 2022
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘The advertising regulator is to crack down on “hot air” environmental claims amid consumer confusion around terms such as “carbon neutral” and “net zero”.’
The Independent, 20th October 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The UK’s advertising regulator has banned two HSBC advertisements for being “misleading” about the company’s work to tackle climate change.’
BBC News, 19th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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