29 May, 2024 UK: High Court rules approval of government’s Carbon Budget Delivery Plan was unlawful, in sequel to 2022 decision By Matt Dodd On 3 May 2024, the English High Court found, for a second time, that the process by which the government’s climate change plans were...
09 Nov, 2023 UK High Court dismisses climate challenge to latest oil and gas licensing round By Alexander Fawke Niamh Gent The UK High Court has dismissed two judicial review claims brought by environmental NGOs Greenpeace and Uplift in respect of government...
22 Sep, 2023 UK High Court dismisses environmental judicial review challenge to gas storage project By Sophia Kaiko Tara Janus The High Court in Northern Ireland has dismissed a judicial review made on behalf of No Gas Caverns Ltd and Friends of the Earth in...
21 Apr, 2023 Do androids dream of judicial review? Challenges to automated decision-making processes in the public sector By Tom Cassels Jonathan Jones Alexander Fawke Freddie Shanagher Tara Janus +2 more... Show less While the idea of significant decisions being made with no human involvement was once the preserve of science fiction, automated...
09 Mar, 2023 UK High Court stresses climate change urgency, but suggests narrow road for judicial review By Alexander Fawke Tara Janus Sophia Kaiko Annamieke Cook +1 more... Show less On 31 January 2023, the High Court dismissed an application for judicial review from the Bristol Airport Action Network Co-ordinating...
30 Jan, 2023 UK Court of Appeal gives Government more flexibility on the Paris Agreement By Tara Janus Benja Arnott Alexander Fawke David Thomas +1 more... Show less Overview The Court of Appeal has handed down a unanimous judgment dismissing an appeal of an application for judicial review of the UK...
17 Feb, 2022 The High Court rejects a Net Zero challenge to UK oil and gas policy By Tom Cassels Rachel Barrett Alexander Fawke On 18 January 2022, the High Court rejected a judicial review of the Oil and Gas Authority’s (the “OGA”) revised Strategy in relation to...