Environmental campaigners angry as green laws labelled as red tape – The Guardian

Posted April 18th, 2011 in consultations, environmental protection, legislation, news by sally

“Environmental campaigners have condemned the coalition’s inclusion of all of Britain’s 278 environmental laws in a list of ‘red tape’ regulations considered by the public for the axe.”

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The Guardian, 17th April 2011

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Republic of Latvia (supported by Republic of Lithuania and Slovak Republic intervening) v European Commission (supported by United Kingdom intervening) – WLR Daily

Republic of Latvia (supported by Republic of Lithuania and Slovak Republic intervening) v European Commission (supported by United Kingdom intervening) (Case T-369/07);  [2011] WLR (D)  101

“The three-month time limit under article 9(3) of Directive 2003/87/EC during which the Commission might reject a member state’s plan stating the total quantity of greenhouse gas emission allowance that it intended to allocate, started to run from the initial notification and subsequent notifications of different versions of the plan, so that each notification triggered a new three-month time-limit.”

WLR Daily, 22nd March 2011

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Lesoochranárske zoskupenie VLK v Ministerstvo životného prostredia Slovenskej republiky – WLR Daily

Posted March 14th, 2011 in EC law, environmental protection, jurisdiction, law reports, treaties by sally
“Article 9(3) of the Convention on access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters (‘the Aarhus Convention’) did not have direct effect in European Union law.”
WLR Daily, 10th March 2011
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Polytunnels could become widespread after court ruling – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 27th, 2011 in areas of outstanding natural beauty, environmental protection, news by sally

“Polytunnels could become widespread in the English countryside after the Court of Appeal allowed their use in an area of outstanding natural beauty, conservationists fear.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th January 2011

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Residents lose ‘fight the flights’ court battle – The Independent

Posted January 20th, 2011 in airports, environmental protection, judicial review, local government, news, noise by sally

“Local residents have lost their High Court battle to block an ‘extremely large’ increase in the number of flights proposed for London City Airport.”

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The Independent, 20th January 2011

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Regina (Morge) v Hampshire County Council – WLR Daily

Posted January 20th, 2011 in animals, EC law, environmental protection, law reports, planning by sally

Regina (Morge) v Hampshire County Council [2011] UKSC; [2011] WLR (D) 5

“A local planning authority, when considering an application for planning permission for a development which was alleged to affect the habitat of a protected species, was entitled to place reliance on the fact that Natural England, the body responsible for enforcing the Council Directive prohibiting the disturbance of protected species, had withdrawn its initial objection to the application. When Natural England had expressed its satisfaction that development would be compliant with the Directive, the planning authority was entitled to presume that that was so.”

WLR Daily, 19th January 2011

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Ratcliffe coal protesters spared jail sentences – The Guardian

Posted January 6th, 2011 in demonstrations, environmental protection, news, sentencing, trespass by sally

“Environmental activists who planned to shut down a coal-fired power station near Nottingham were spared jail today after a judge declared they acted with ‘the highest possible motives’.”

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The Guardian, 5th January 2011

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Regina (Edwards and another) v Environment Agency and others – WLR Daily

Posted December 16th, 2010 in costs, environmental protection, law reports, protective costs orders by sally

Regina (Edwards and another) v Environment Agency and others [2010] UKSC 57; [2011] WLR (D) 327

“The function of costs officers was to carry out detailed assessments of costs, subject to any directions that might be given to them by the court. Decisions as to whether the receiving party should receive less than 100% of the assessed costs were reserved to the court.”

WLR Daily, 15th December 2010

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Polluting plant nursery in Norfolk is fined – BBC News

Posted November 19th, 2010 in environmental protection, fines, news, pollution by sally

“A plant nursery has has been fined £10,000 after polluting five miles of a stream in Norfolk.”

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BBC News, 18th November 2010

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High Court action over London City Airport expansion – BBC News

Posted November 18th, 2010 in airports, environmental protection, local government, news by sally

“A group of residents from east London are taking a council to court over a decision to allow 50% more flights a year from London City Airport.”

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BBC News, 18th November 2010

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Greenpeace makes legal bid to stop UK offshore drilling – The Independent

Posted November 12th, 2010 in environmental protection, judicial review, offshore installations by sally

“Greenpeace has launched legal action in a bid to stop UK offshore drilling in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon disaster. The environmental group announced today that its lawyers have filed a claim at the Royal Courts of Justice in London.”

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The Independent, 12th November 2010

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Landlords face fines for energy inefficiency – The Guardian

Posted November 2nd, 2010 in energy, environmental protection, news by sally

“The government is to beef up legislation forcing landlords to pay a fine if they rent properties without proper insulation.”

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The Guardian, 2nd November 2010

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Criminal inquiry into Eastbourne lake sewage leak – BBC News

Posted October 15th, 2010 in environmental protection, news, waste, water by sally

“A criminal investigation is under way following a major sewage leak which threatened fish at an East Sussex lake.”

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BBC News, 15th October 2010

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High UK legal costs deter challenges to environmental damage, UN warns – The Guardian

Posted August 27th, 2010 in costs, environmental protection, news, United Nations by sally

“The government is making it too expensive for campaigners to take environmental planning battles through UK courts, a UN tribunal has warned.”

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The Guardian, 27th August 2010

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‘Wildlife criminal’ goes to jail for smuggling falcon eggs – The Guardian

Posted August 20th, 2010 in animal cruelty, birds, environmental protection, news, sentencing by sally

“A serial ‘wildlife criminal’ was sentenced today to 30 months in jail after he was caught trying to smuggle rare peregrine falcon eggs out of Britain.”

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The Guardian, 19th August 2010

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Mageean v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and others – WLR Daily

Posted July 30th, 2010 in environmental protection, law reports, planning by sally

Mageean v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and others [2010] WLR (D) 209

 “The validity of a screening direction made by the Secretary of State under reg 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999 is not limited to two years but a planning inspector should refer the matter back to the Secretary of State where there has been a change of circumstance which could affect the decision.”

WLR Daily, 28th July 2010

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Buncefield companies fined £5.35m for oil depot blaze – The Guardian

“Companies owned by oil giants BP, Shell and Total were fined a total of £5.35m today for their involvement in the Buncefield oil storage depot explosion and fire ‑ the worst of its kind since the second world war.”

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The Guardian, 16th July 2010

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Today, the firms behind the Buncefield fire will be held to account. But will they be made to pay? – The Independent

“It has taken five years, but today the companies whose negligence caused the biggest fire ever seen in Europe in peacetime and almost destroyed a thriving community around the Buncefield oil depot will face justice.”

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The Independent, 16th July 2010

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Clay company fined for polluting Dartmoor stream – BBC News

“A clay company has been fined for polluting a stream on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon.”

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BBC News, 9th July 2010

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Three firms guilty over Buncefield explosion – The Independent

“Three companies were facing potentially unlimited fines today after they were found guilty of health and safety breaches in connection with the explosion at the Buncefield oil depot.”

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The Independent, 18th June 2010

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