04 Dec, 2023 Brussels Court of Appeal condemns the Belgian State and two of the country’s Regions for climate inaction By Bruno Garcia Da Silva Guillaume Croisant On 30 November 2023, in a new episode of the climate change litigation saga, the Brussels Court of Appeal released a landmark decision...
30 Jun, 2022 European Commission proposal reverses onus of proof in favour of victims for certain pollution lawsuits By Lieve Swartenbroux Guillaume Croisant Charlotte Peiffer On 5 April 2022, the European Commission released a proposal for a directive amending Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissions ("the...
18 Jun, 2021 Belgian federal and regional governments condemned by the Brussels Court of First Instance for negligent climate policy By Charlotte Peiffer Xavier Taton Lieve Swartenbroux Guillaume Croisant +1 more... Show less In April 2015, the NGO Climate Case (the “NGO”) lodged a lawsuit against the Belgian federal government as well as the governments of the...