Top award for lawyer in landmark legal challenge on oil emissions
The lawyer representing campaigners behind a landmark judgement at the Supreme Court this year has won a major award.
Shell wins appeal over landmark climate judgement
A landmark ruling requiring Shell to cuts its carbon emissions has been overturned.
Updated: “Unlawful” oil production halted at Horse Hill
Oil production has been suspended at Horse Hill in Surrey, the site at the centre of a landmark ruling by the Supreme Court.
Call for immediate stop to “brazenly unlawful” oil production at Horse Hill
Environmental lawyers have called for immediate enforcement action to stop “unauthorised” oil extraction at Horse Hill.
Updated: Council will not defend Wressle expansion challenge
The council that approved plans for expansion of the Wressle oil and gas site near Scunthorpe will not defend a legal challenge, it was reported this morning.
Campaigner warns of legal challenge over expansion of North Lincs oil and gas site
An environmental activist has threatened legal action over the expansion of the Wressle oil and gas site near Scunthorpe.
No appeal against Cumbria coal mine judgement
The company behind plans to build a new coal mine in Cumbria has not lodged an appeal against last month’s High Court decision to strike down planning permission.
Supreme Court oil site operates without permission
The onshore well site at the centre of a recent landmark legal judgement has continued to produce oil, according to official data, even though it has no planning permission.
Breaking: Cumbrian coal mine permission quashed after Finch onshore oil case
A landmark legal judgement on onshore oil production in Surrey has now blocked plans for the UK’s first new deep coalmine for 30 years.
Sarah Finch judgement impacts North Sea oil and gas
The implications of a landmark legal challenge about climate emissions from onshore oil have spread to the offshore industry.
