Oil court case challenges future big carbon developments
A legal challenge at the High Court this morning could have wide-ranging implications for future proposals that have a large carbon footprint.
Judge dismisses challenge on decommissioning costs of Third Energy wells
An anti-fracking campaigner who argued that the cost of decommissioning Third Energy’s gas wells in North Yorkshire could fall on the taxpayer has lost his legal case. Eddie Thornton told the high court in July that the industry regulator, the Oil & Gas Authority (OGA,) had failed to […]
“Fake Facebook account” allegedly used for UKOG protest injunction, court told
A fake Facebook account was allegedly used to send messages to people about changes to the UK Oil & Gas injunction against protests.
Campaigners ask court to scrap UKOG injunction against oil and gas protests
Lawyers for five opponents of oil and gas operations in southern England have applied to the High Court to strike out an interim injunction granted to UKOG against protests at its sites.
Queen’s Speech clears way for reform of judicial review
The government has followed up on its manifesto commitment to examine the system of judicial review.
Fylde businessman to head legal action against Cuadrilla over fracking quake damage
A businessman who lives near Cuadrilla’s shale gas site is preparing to sue the company on behalf of residents who say their homes were damaged in August’s fracking-induced earthquake.
Campaigner launches crowdfund for legal challenge over oil and gas clean-up costs
A campaigner from North Yorkshire is seeking to raise £10,000 to take the oil and gas regulator to court over who pays for decommissioning.
“Priced out of justice” – environment organisation forced to withdraw from challenge to fracking protest injunction
Friends of the Earth said today the threat of “huge financial penalties” had forced it to withdraw from a court challenge to Cuadrilla’s injunction against protests outside its fracking site near Blackpool.
September 2019 diary
Events in September 2019 and beyond about UK fracking, onshore oil and gas and campaigning West Lancs Borough Council to vote on Aurora fracking plans Moss Alliance public meetings on Aurora fracking plans Surrey County Council to decide on UKOG expansion at Horse Hill Sentencing of three people […]
Updated: Campaigner remanded in custody
A campaigner from Hull was remanded in custody by a court in the city today following a protest against local drilling for oil and gas.
