Tree that damaged house too valuable to cut down – BBC News
‘A man who claims a five-metre branch fell from a tree and damaged his house has been told it is too valuable to be cut down.’
BBC News, 27th April 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: trees
River Lugg damage caused by convicted farmer to cost £700k to fix – BBC News
‘Fixing damage caused by a farmer who illegally ripped up trees from the banks of a river may cost about £700,000, the Environment Agency says.’
BBC News, 23rd April 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Plymouth trees: Call for independent inquiry into felling – BBC News
‘Plymouth City Council is facing calls for an independent inquiry into the decisions behind the night-time felling of 110 trees in the city centre.’
BBC News, 16th March 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Newcastle council fined £280,000 after falling tree killed six-year-old – The Guardian
‘A council has been fined £280,000 for oversights that led to a six-year-old girl being crushed to death by a falling tree in her school playground.’
The Guardian, 10th January 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Council prosecution sees defendant ordered to pay £80k+ over tree preservation order breach – Local Government Lawyer
‘A defendant has been ordered to pay more than £80,000 over the destruction of 16 oak trees in breach of a tree preservation order.’
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd November 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Give legal rights to animals, trees and rivers, say experts – The Guardian
‘Granting legal rights and protections to non-human entities such as animals, trees and rivers is essential if countries are to tackle climate breakdown and biodiversity loss, experts have said. The authors of a report titled Law in the Emerging Bio Age say legal frameworks have a key part to play in governing human interactions with the environment and biotechnology.’
The Guardian, 10th October 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
County council defends High Court claim brought after driver killed by falling tree – Local Government Lawyer
‘Hampshire County Council was not in breach of its duty, nor was it negligent when a tree fell onto a road killing a father of three, the High Court has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 29th April 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Breach of injunction preventing works on woodland site sees landowner receive jail sentence – Local Government Lawyer
‘A landowner in Kent has been given a custodial term of eight months imprisonment, with two months immediate custody and six suspended for 18 months, for breaching an injunction against works on an ancient woodland site.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th April 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Landowner facing legal action over ‘decimation’ of Herefordshire river – The Guardian
‘A landowner is facing legal action for what environmental regulators say is the decimation of a protected river.’
The Guardian, 9th March 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Council fined £300k after dog walker hit by tree on public footpath – Local Government Lawyer
‘A county council has been fined £300,000 for failing to inspect and maintain trees on a public footpath, following the death of a member of the public.’
Local Government Lawyer, 29th December 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Homeowner who poisoned protected tree that overlooked his house ordered to pay £80,000 – The Independent
‘A homeowner has been ordered to pay £80,000 for using a deadly herbicide to poison a protected tree that was overlooking his home.’
The Independent, 17th December 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Landowner jailed after breach of injunction prohibiting development in woodland – Local Government Lawyer
‘A landowner who breached a High Court injunction preventing illegal development on woodland has been sentenced to 12 months imprisonment.’
Local Government Lawyer, 1st November 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Food brands challenge deforestation rules in UK environment bill – The Guardian
‘Trade associations representing leading food suppliers have questioned the need for new regulations to protect forests overseas, which will come before parliament in the environment bill on Wednesday.’
The Guardian, 25th May 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Judge quashes planning permission for development of former hospital site over appraisal of relocation of 500-year-old tree – Local Government Lawyer
‘A Planning Court judge has quashed Tower Hamlets Council’s grant of planning permission and listed building consent for residential development of the former London Chest Hospital.’
Local Government Lawyer, 24th May 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
HS2: Judge orders pause on tree felling at wood that inspired Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mr Fox – The Independent
‘A High Court judge has ordered HS2 to stop felling trees at a wood that inspired Roald Dahl to write Fantastic Mr Fox, ahead of a hearing into whether the government licences were issued legitimately.’
The Independent, 17th April 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Legal issues relating to trees – New Square Chambers
‘Trees can provoke a surprising number of legal disputes which frequently lead to either civil or even criminal litigation.’
New Square Chambers, 1st February 2021
Source: www.newsquarechambers.co.uk
Council secures possession order evicting environmental protesters at development site – Local Government Lawyer
‘A High Court judge has granted the London Borough of Islington a possession order for a development site where protesters are occupying a copse scheduled for destruction.’
Local Government Lawyer, 2nd February 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
HS2 may be guilty of ‘wildlife crime’ by felling trees illegally, say lawyers – The Guardian
‘Lawyers have warned HS2 it might be felling trees illegally, after an ecology report found evidence of one of the UK’s rarest bat species in an area of ancient woodland being cleared for the high-speed rail line.’
The Guardian, 10th October 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
UK sets out law to curb illegal deforestation and protect rainforests – The Guardian
‘The government has announced plans to introduce a new law to clamp down on illegal deforestation and protect rainforests by cleaning up the UK’s supply chains.’
The Guardian, 25th August 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Council loses Court of Appeal battle over personal injury claim following tree root trip in park – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Court of Appeal has found that a council was liable for an injury suffered by a claimant when she tripped on a tree root on a path constructed in a park by one of its predecessor authorities.’
Local Government Lawyer, 2nd June 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
