Judge “radically scales back” UKOG protest injunction
A High Court judge has approved major cuts to one of England’s widest-ranging injunctions against protests at oil and gas sites.
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 […]
October 2020 headlines
You can keep up with October’s news here with our digest of headlines about UK fracking, shale and onshore oil and gas, updated daily.
Surrey campaigner takes on national planning policy in legal climate challenge
A campaigner’s legal challenge against oil production in Surrey has grown into a case to bring UK planning policy into line with climate change strategy.
Court date set for legal challenge over oil and gas clean-up costs
A legal challenge against the oil and gas industry regulator will be heard at the High Court next month (July 2020).
Women win right to continue challenge to UKOG protest injunction
Five women campaigners have welcomed a legal ruling which allows them to continue their long-running opposition to an injunction against protests at oil sites in Sussex and Surrey.
Cuadrilla’s injunction drops bar on key fracking protests
Important sections of the injunction against protests outside Cuadrilla’s fracking site near Blackpool have been abandoned.
First oil and gas protest injunction to go to trial
For the first time, an injunction against protests at UK oil and gas sites is to be examined at a full trial at the High Court.
Judge dismisses campaigners’ bid to quash Cuadrilla injunction
Three anti-fracking campaigners have failed in their legal challenge to quash Cuadrilla’s injunction against protests at the Preston New Road shale gas site near Blackpool. They said they would seek permission to appeal.
Suspended jail sentences for anti-fracking campaigners who breached Cuadrilla’s injunction
The first anti-fracking campaigners found in contempt of court in the UK for breaching a protest injunction received suspended prison sentences this morning.
