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27 Oct 2021
Local urgency on the climate emergency?
A report released today by the Environmental Law Foundation (ELF) indicates that while there is evid...
26 Oct 2021
Voices from the Community
Conversations on the impact of pro bono on environmental protection at the grassroots Wednesday 3rd ...
05 Oct 2021
Destruction of Local Wildlife Sites
ELF notes with concern the increasing number of Local Wildlife Sites (LWS), non-statutory sites desi...
05 Oct 2021
Who will speak for the trees?
ELF has been assisting a local Oxford resident and a community in their battle to save an old oak tr...
05 Oct 2021
Sussex Wildlife Trust and ELF – Standing up for Nature
It is not so often that we see our UK conservation charities bringing judicial review challenges to ...
05 Oct 2021
Southern Water – A cautionary but familiar tale
The following article written by Emilio Graham, trainee solicitor member of ELF, sets out some thoug...
05 Oct 2021
Community action on water pollution
ELF is assisting grassroots communities to take action through legal guidance and investigating publ...
05 Oct 2021
A setback for common law remedies
In June this year, the High Court ruled that it is the role of the regulator and not the courts to a...
05 Oct 2021
Strengthening the law around sewage systems
As we reported in June, ELF and our professional network have been supporting Marinet as they prop...
05 Oct 2021
ELF professional member interview – Dr John Feltwell
We are starting a regular feature, profiling through a 5-minute interview some of our wonderful ELF ...