Environmental Law News Blog

 In this week’s blog, Nicholas Ostrowski covers what is likely to be the most significant re-imagining of the regulation and set up of the...

A raft of developments across the UK’s environmental and planning landscape this month signals a strong policy push toward cleaner energy, tighter water regulation,...

This week we cover: Thames Water - OfWat imposes its largest ever penalty; OfWat’s attack on Thames Water’s dividends. Climate protest – the 4 appeal...

What’s in my management plan? One of the features of environmental legislation is the need for the government to write plans and strategies about...

Alame and others v Shell: Court of Appeal provide guiding principles on progressing a large environmental group litigation  Starting a claim before having the...

Policies for Planning - Stephen Hockman KC Everyone knows that the new Labour government has economic growth as its primary policy aim. The purpose...

The Finch effect: the UK Government will not contest Scottish oil and gas field challenges. Background You will have heard of the butterfly effect...

In this latest Environmental Law News Update, Amy Taylor and Peter Cruickshank consider recent financial penalties announced by Ofwat, as well as Nutrient Neutrality....

In this latest Environmental Law News Update, William Upton KC and Noémi Byrd consider recent guidance on adapting historic buildings as well as a...

Manchester Ship Canal Company Ltd v United Utilities Ltd (No.2) [2024] UKSC 22 This claim arose out of the highly topical problem of what...

Case law reviews In R (on application of River Action UK) v Environment Agency and others [2024] EWHC 1279 (Admin), the Court heard a case...

In this latest Environmental Law News Update, James Harrison and Samuel Glanville consider restrictions on the powers of Local Authorities and Natural England. Court...

In this latest Environmental Law News Update, Jemima Lovatt considers recent developments in EU legislation. New EU Sustainability Bill The new EU Sustainability Bill,...

Human Rights and Climate Change under the ECHR. On 9th April, the European Court of Human Rights handed down three decisions in cases brought...

Plastic recycling: taking stock The presence of plastics is very obvious to us all when we go shopping, and we spend much time recycling...

BNG and planning – do they really know what they are doing? The willing introduction of bureaucratic complexity is unusual in the current age. ...

In this latest Environmental Law News Update, Róisín Finnegan discusses using private law to tackle climate change in light of the recent Supreme Court...

In this latest Environmental Law News Update, Chris Badger and Peter Cruickshank discuss the proposed loss and damage fund which is on the table at COP 28, recent High Court cases concerning sewerage discharges into rivers, and interesting environmental features of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023.

In the latest Environmental Law News Update, Peter Cruickshank and Jemima Lovatt discuss nutrient neutrality causing a so called 'Ban On Building' and also the courts view Scope 3 emissions.

In this latest Environmental Law News Update, Christopher Badger and Peter Cruickshank consider a High Court refusal of permission for a claim against Shell PLC's Directors, the development consent order for the Stonehenge bypass and the introduction of Highly Protected Marine Areas.