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This blog is maintained for information purposes only. It is not intended to be a source of legal advice and must not be relied upon as such. Blog posts reflect the views and opinions of their individual authors, not of ELF.
01 Sep 2020
Paralegal joins ELF’s team
We welcomed our first ever paralegal, Julia Eriksen, on a three-month contract in June. This is has ...
01 Sep 2020
ELF’s initial thoughts on the proposed planning changes
We now have more information on the government’s proposed changes to the planning laws, the so cal...
01 Jun 2020
Ten acre Wiltshire woodland saved by local people & town council
We reported recently on a Tree Protection Order woodland, Local Nature Reserve and buffer zone for a...
26 May 2020
COP26 – Springboard for community action (on climate change)
The Environmental Law Foundation is running a webinar to discuss COP26 on Wednesday 17thJune 2020 at...
11 Mar 2020
Conservation Covenants and Rewilding
In January ELF was sent an email from Sussex Wildlife Trust regarding an emerging academic project a...
11 Mar 2020
Information Commissioner’s Office
Last year ELF was contacted by an affiliate of the Extinction Rebellion (XR) movement, frustrated by...
11 Mar 2020
More Tree Protests – Maples in Bristol
It is a truth widely acknowledged that trees have little protection. If a tree or woodland that you ...
11 Mar 2020
Hiding In Plane Sight – Manston: The airport expansion story no-one is talking about … and why, perhaps, they should
While Heathrow Airport Ltd ponders its next move in light of the historic judgment of 27 February 20...
11 Mar 2020
Airports: what next?
Airports are on everyone’s mind at the moment, what with the significant Court of Appeal judgement...
11 Mar 2020
ELF Community Regional Airport Work
Whilst the big guys do the work on the big stuff, as usual ELF is down amongst the grassroots doing ...