‘Appeal judges are considering a legal fight centred on a landfill site which locals say gives off noxious gases and stinks.’
The Independent, 14th December 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘On 29 September, Defra announced a consultation on proposed amendments to the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 as they apply to groundwater activities and some related surface water discharges.’
Law & Religion UK, 24th November 2021
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘The London Borough of Newham is to pay more than £8,000 to a mother of four after failing to move her and her family from “overcrowded and hazardous” accommodation for almost two years, following an investigation by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman.’
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd November 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A legal action group is warning there may be an information blackout on sewage discharges by water companies for years, after the Environment Agency announced an inquiry into more than 2,000 sites.’
The Guardian, 22nd November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Concerns were raised in 2010 over a former landfill site which later became the focus of a dispute over a seven-year-old’s death, it has emerged.’
BBC news, 22nd November 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Voices from around the world have called for leaders at COP26 to create international law against ‘ecocide’. Lucy Skoulding explores what ecocide means and how existing legislation could be used to prevent it.’
Each Other, 4th November 2021
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘In less than a week, ULEZ will become ULEX. If you live in London and drive an older diesel or petrol car, radical changes are just around the corner.’
BBC News, 19th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Stephen Tromans QC and Victoria Hutton consider a significant High Court ruling on the duties of the Environment Agency in relation to a landfill site.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th October 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A mother has won a High Court battle over the regulation of a landfill site accused of emitting noxious gases that risk shortening her son’s life.’
BBC News, 16th September 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Investigations at a former landfill site behind a house where a seven-year-old boy died are to take place as soon as possible, councillors have said.’
BBC News, 15th September 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘This Commons Library briefing paper gives a general overview of the extent of the problem of fly-tipping in England and the powers and responsibilities of the Environment Agency, local authorities and landowners to deal with it. It also sets out recent Government actions to tackle it and proposals for reform.’
House of Commons Library, 25th August 2021
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
‘A decision to strike out an “unmanageable” £5bn group action brought by 200,000 claimants over a dam collapse in Brazil can be appealed, the Court of Appeal has decided.’
Legal Futures, 28th July 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Campaigners have lost a legal challenge to the government’s £27bn roadbuilding programme after the high court dismissed their application for a judicial review.’
The Guardian, 26th July 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In 2018, Frome Town Council tried to pass a bylaw giving part of the river [Frome] and the adjacent Rodden meadow the status of a person in law. This would establish their right to exist, flourish and thrive, and for the river to flow freely and have a natural water cycle, as well as ensuring timely and effective restoration if they were damaged.’
The Guardian, 17th July 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A five-year-old boy from Staffordshire has begun legal action against the Environment Agency over fumes from a landfill site that a medical expert has said is shortening his life expectancy.’
The Guardian, 6th July 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In The Spiliada [1987] AC 460, 465 Lord Templeman hoped that in jurisdiction disputes, “the judge will be allowed to study the evidence and refresh his memory of [the legal principles] in the quiet of his room without expense to the parties; that he will not be referred to other decisions on other facts; and that submissions will be measured in hours and not days.”‘
Littleton Chambers, 3rd March 2021
Source: littletonchambers.com
‘The EU’s top court court has ruled that the UK broke the law by “systematically and persistently” breaching air pollution limits.’
The Independent, 4th March 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘In this latest Environmental Law News Update, Charles Morgan, Noémi Byrd and Mark Davies consider a recent case involving the application of Energy National Policy Statements to nationally significant infrastructure projects, developments on legislation to curb sewage overflows and further delays for the Environment Bill.’
Six Pump Court, 5th February 2021
Source: www.6pumpcourt.co.uk
‘The Supreme Court has given judgment in a high-profile appeal which raises important issues regarding the proper approach to jurisdictional challenges and the potential liability of parent companies in respect of damage caused by their subsidiaries.’
Blackstone Chambers, 12th February 2021
Source: www.blackstonechambers.com
‘Royal Dutch Shell Plc (‘RDS’) is the parent company of the Shell group of companies, incorporated in the UK. The Shell Petroleum Company of Nigeria Limited (‘SPDC’, the other Respondent) is an exploration and production company incorporated in Nigeria and is a subsidiary of RDS.’
UKSC Blog, 12th February 2021
Source: ukscblog.com
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