‘Disaster’ planning law opposed – BBC News
“Environmental groups are campaigning against planning laws they claim will lead to ‘faceless bureaucrats’ taking decisions on major projects.”
BBC News, 9th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: environmental protection
Golden Fleece Maritime Inc and another v ST Shipping and Transport Inc – WLR Daily
“Owners were in breach of time charters because the vessels chartered did not comply with the amended Marine Pollution Convention as warranted with the result that the vessels could not carry to all specified ports the full range of petroleum products set out in the charterparty.”
WLR Daily, 2nd June 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Danger of high legal bills must be reduced, warns judge – The Guardian
“A senior High Court judge has called for an overhaul of the court costs system in environmental cases because ordinary people were being denied their right to challenge decisions affecting their lives.”
The Guardian, 25th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Report of the Working Group on Access to Environmental Justice – Judiciary of England and Wales
Report of the Working Group on Access to Environmental Justice (PDF)
Judiciary of England and Wales, 20th May 2008
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Legal battle for airport begins – BBC News
“Conservationists have started legal proceedings in a bid to halt proposals for a commercial airport in Snowdonia.”
BBC News, 17th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Pollutants left in cars because of scrap loophole – The Times
“More than a million cars a year are being scrapped without having pollutants — such as oil, brake fluid and airbag gas canisters — removed because of a loophole in environmental regulations.”
The Times, 2nd May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Protection pledged for UK seas – BBC News
“The government has published its long awaited Marine Bill, promising better protection for wildlife including a new network of nature reserves at sea.”
BBC News, 3rd April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Wasa International Insurance Co Ltd v Lexington Insurance Co – Times Law Reports
Wasa International Insurance Co Ltd v Lexington Insurance Co; AGF Insurance Ltd v Same
Court of Appeal
“The English court would construe contracts of insurance and reinsurance to give effect to the intention of the parties to cover environmental damage, unless there were clear indications to the contrary.”
The Times, 3rd April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Endangered Ratty gets legal protection – The Guardian
“Nearly 12 years after conservationists asked government to help save the disappearing water vole, the whiskered creature that inspired the character Ratty in Kenneth Grahame’s Wind in the Willows – along with seahorses, a shark and an edible snail – has become one of Britain’s most protected species.”
The Guardian, 31st March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Newts keep couple out of £1m farmhouse – The Guardian
“Breeding newts could stop a couple moving back into their £1m farmhouse after they were flooded out in last summer’s storms.
When the Histeds applied to unblock the ditch on the side of the M4 they were told the species is so rare that potential habitats are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act.”
The Guardian, 27th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Brown may legislate against free plastic bags – The Guardian
“Gordon Brown today signalled that he will use the law to stop supermarkets giving away free plastic bags within the next 12 months.”
The Guardian, 29th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regina (Buglife – The Invertebrate Conservation Trust) v Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corpn – WLR Daily
“In considering the tension between the purposes of s136 of the Local Government Planning and Land Act 1980 (bringing land into effective use) and s40 of the Natural Environment Act 2000 (conserving biodiversity) a benevolent construction should be given to planning decisions and, where a claimant contended that a decision was procedurally flawed, it was right to look behind the words used and see what had in substance been decided.”
WLR Daily, 25th February 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Council pays £60,000 to move four newts from path of construction site – The Times
“A council is to challenge legislation after spending £60,000 to move four newts a short distance from the path of a construction site.”
The Times, 15th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
£25 congestion charge will hit 30,000 of worst polluting vehicles, says mayor – The Guardian
“Drivers of high powered sports cars and 4x4s will be hit by a new £25 charge every time they enter central London under plans to reduce congestion and cut pollution across the capital.”
The Guardian, 13th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Biofuel demand leading to human rights abuses, report claims – The Guardian
“EU politicians should reject targets for expanding the use of biofuels because the demand for palm oil is leading to human rights abuses in Indonesia, a coalition of international environmental groups claimed today.”
The Guardian, 11th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Legal action threatened over “sham” Heathrow consultation – the Independent
“Councils opposed to a third London runway threatened legal action yesterday after Ruth Kelly, the Transport Secretary, provoked fury by signalling a massive expansion of Heathrow.”
The Independent, 23rd November 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Government presses ahead with planning shake-up – The Independent
“The Government today confirmed its commitment to pressing ahead with reforms to the planning system which have attracted criticism from green groups.”
The Independent, 6th November 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Bill signals legally-binding emissions targets – The Independent
“The Queen’s Speech includes a Climate Change Bill which would make the UK the first country in the world to introduce legally-binding targets for emissions cuts.”
The Independent, 6th November 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
National Trust in houses land row – BBC News
“The National Trust has said it would fight the government to protect the countryside from housing development.”
BBC News, 3rd November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Government accused over emissions bill – The Guardian
“Green groups and opposition politicians rounded on the government yesterday for not imposing tighter limits on carbon emissions in its amendment to the climate change bill – and claimed that airlines and shipping firms, two of the biggest polluters, had been let off the hook.”
The Guardian, 30th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
