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25 Apr 2019
Another planning inquiry
1 Crown Office Row has a team of young barristers who have now taken 3 public inquiries from ELF and...
25 Apr 2019
A “significant case” – Crondall Parish Council v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
We have now concluded the statutory review hearing for the Crondall PC v SoS H,C & LG matter. Th...
25 Apr 2019
Community Update
As always, ELF is alive to clusters of enquiries and with the proposals for the third run way at Hea...
15 Mar 2019
Youth movement against climate change
We warmly welcome new ELF blog contributor Tabea Wilkes, who looks at the youth movement against cli...
22 Jan 2019
The High Court has refused permission forBerks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust’s (BBOWT) claim against the government regarding the Oxford to Cambridge Expressway.
Press release BBOWT response to High Court decision The High Court has refuse...
10 Jan 2019
S288 Challenge Granted Permission on the Papers – People Over Wind, Habitats Directive, Local Plans and Aarhus Convention Claims
S288 Challenge Granted Permission on the Papers – People Over Wind, Habitats Directive, Local Plan...
21 Dec 2018
Law students at Cardiff University’s Environmental Law Foundation Clinic concerned over the impact of Brexit on community groups seeking to protect the Welsh environment
Law students at Cardiff University’s Environmental Law Foundation Clinic concerned over the impact...
07 Dec 2018
Shining the spotlight on the biodiversity crisis – a new global deal for nature
On 17 November 2018 the UN Biodiversity Conference opened in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt and marks 25 yea...
15 Nov 2018
Sounding the climate change alarm – exploring the IPCC report and responses
On 8 October 2018 the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its much-anticipated...
05 Jul 2018
Legal challenge to Heathrow third runway prepares for take-off
On 5 June 2018, the government published its final Airports National Policy Statement (NPS). The NPS...