Ffos-y-Fran: Campaigners go to courts to stop mine digging for coal – BBC News
‘Climate campaigners are taking legal action to try and force the closure of the UK’s largest opencast coalmine.’
BBC News, 10th August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: miners
Judge rejects challenge to Surrey Hills oil and gas exploration plans – The Guardian
‘Fossil fuel prospectors have cleared another hurdle on their path to drill for oil and gas near an area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB) in the Surrey Hills after campaigners lost a judicial review of the plan.’
The Guardian, 20th July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Plans for gas drilling in Surrey Hills to face judicial review – The Guardian
‘Plans to drill for gas in the Surrey Hills will be put under judicial review and could be stopped, after local campaigners took the government to the high court.’
The Guardian, 2nd March 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Gleision mine disaster: Decision due on inquest after 11 years – BBC News
‘Eleven years after a mine disaster killed four men, a decision is finally expected on whether an inquest will take place into their deaths. A coroner will hear arguments on Friday from barristers.’
BBC News, 21st October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Recommendations to improve safety of coal tips in Wales – Law Commission
‘Law Commission recommendations for a new safety regime would help to protect against a range of threats to coal tip safety and ensure all tips are dealt with in a consistent way.’
Law Commission, 24th March 2022
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
Court of Appeal hears challenge over whether council should have considered full climate impacts when approving drilling for oil – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Court of Appeal is this week hearing a key case on the lawful interpretation of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations and the end product of developments.’
Local Government Lawyer, 16th November 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Mineral rights: mudstone in mid-Wales – Local Government Lawyer
‘Mark Wonnacott QC and Harriet Holmes examine an important Court of Appeal ruling on the law relating to mineral reservations.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd October 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Gleision: Call for inquest into mining disaster 10 years on – BBC News
‘The families of four miners who died in a south Wales colliery disaster 10 years ago are calling for an inquest.’
BBC News, 15th September 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK faces legal action over North Sea oilfield exploration plans – The Guardian
‘The government faces the threat of legal action over plans to allow exploration at the Cambo oilfield near Shetland after promising to put an end to new oil exploration licences that do not align with the UK’s climate goals.’
The Guardian, 23rd July 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Oil firm led by Tory donor investigated over alleged bribes in nine countries – The Guardian
‘A multinational oil firm which was led by a major Conservative donor has been under investigation for allegedly paying million-pound bribes to secure contracts in nine countries. The anti-corruption agency the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has been examining allegedly suspicious payments made by the UK-based firm Petrofac.’
The Guardian, 20th June 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Greenpeace launch legal action against UK government over secrecy on deep sea mining – The Independent
‘Greenpeace has launched legal action against the UK government over ministers’ failure to disclose information over the first deep sea mining exploration licences to be made public.’
The Independent, 13th June 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
UK’s deep-sea mining permits could be unlawful – Greenpeace – The Guardian
‘Deep-sea mining exploration licences granted by the British government are “riddled with inaccuracies”, and could even be unlawful, according to Greenpeace and Blue Marine Foundation, a conservation charity.’
The Guardian, 12th May 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
High Court forces GLO on Leigh Day and Hausfeld – Litigation Futures
‘The High Court has rejected efforts by claimant law firms Leigh Day and Hausfeld to keep their actions against a Zambian copper mine operator separate, making a group litigation order (GLO) sought by the defendants.’
Litigation Futures, 8th April 2020
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Edwards v Hugh James Ford Simey Solicitors [2019] UKSC 54 – Hardwicke Chambers
‘The Appellant was a firm of solicitors against whom the Respondent, on behalf of the late Mr Watkins’ estate, continued Mr Watkins’ claim in professional negligence following his death in 2014.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 10th February 2020
Source: hardwicke.co.uk
Supreme Court to rule on National Planning Policy Framework and preserving openness of the Green Belt – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Supreme Court will next week hand down its ruling on whether a county council misapplied a key provision in the National Planning Policy Framework on the preservation of “the openness of the Green Belt”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 31st January 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Supreme Court delivers Judgment in Thomas Arthur Watkins (Respondent) v Hugh James Ford Simey Solicitors (Appellant) [2019] UKSC 54 on appeal from [2018] EWCA Civ 1299 – Parklane Plowden Chambers
‘The Supreme Court has delivered another significant Judgment arising from the handling of the VWF litigation against British Coal.’
Parklane Plowden Chambers, 20th November 2019
Source: www.parklaneplowden.co.uk
Case Comment: Edwards on behalf of the Estate of the late Thomas Arthur Watkins v Hugh James Ford Simey Solicitors [2019] UKSC 54 – UKSC Blog
‘In a unanimous judgment, the Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by a firm of solicitors in relation to a professional negligence claim concerning alleged under-settlement of a coal miner’s personal injury claim in 2003. The Supreme Court found that, since medical evidence of the nature subsequently obtained in the context of the professional negligence claim would not have been obtained in 2003, it should not be admissible when assessing the extent of the Claimant’s loss in the professional negligence claim. In reaching its decision, and unlike the Court of Appeal, it did not give its general views on the admissibility of evidence that would not have been available at the time of the original underlying claim.’
UKSC Blog, 26th November 2019
Source: ukscblog.com
Supreme Court to rule on compensation in miner’s claim – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The Supreme Court will today hand down its eagerly-awaited ruling on the principle of full compensation as part of a negligence claim against solicitors.’
Law Society's Gazette, 20th November 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Case Preview: Edwards v Hugh James Ford Simey (a firm) – UKSC Blog
‘Rory Thomson, a senior associate in the Insurance and Reinsurance Group at CMS, previews the appeal pending in the case of Edwards v Hugh James Ford Simey (a firm). The case concerns the correct approach to the assessment of damages in a claim for loss of chance arising from solicitors’ negligence, and the extent to which a court should admit evidence obtained after the date of settlement of the original claim as part of that assessment. The appeal was heard by the UK Supreme Court on 25 July 2019, and its judgment is currently awaited.’
UKSC Blog, 30th September 2019
Source: ukscblog.com
Liverpool judge refuses to move huge claim to London – Litigation Futures
‘The High Court in Liverpool has refused to transfer one of the biggest claims ever filed in this country to the Rolls Building in London.’
Litigation Futures, 24th April 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
