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R (Finch) v Surrey County Council [2024] UKSC 20

marcuscleaver · R (Finch) v Surrey County Council [2024] UKSC 20 An Environmental Impact Assessment is required for certain development projects but just how far and wide should such an inquiry go? uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

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Okpabi v Royal Dutch Shell Plc [2021] UKSC 3

marcuscleaver · Okpabi v Royal Dutch Shell Plc [2021] UKSC 3 When a number of oil spills in Nigeria caused significant ground and water contamination, the King of the local community pursued a claim against Shell and its local subsidiary. However when the claim was

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Three Case Special: [2020] UKSC 51, 52 and 53

marcuscleaver · Three Case Special: [2020] UKSC 51, 52 and 53 This week we finish off 2020 by looking at three cases in one episode. The first is about when the courts should allow collective actions by multiple claimants to proceed, the second is about

High Court Challenge to UK Pollution Levels

In the BBC Question Time special last night that feature Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn one of the questions that came up related to the pollution levels in the UK. The environment is not usually a high profile campaign issue but with the recent decision