Environment

Articles

Why judicial review is crucial to address the failures in the SESRO approval process

Christopher Lockhart-Mummery KC, Associate Member of Landmark Chambers, shares his thoughts on why the approval process for a new reservoir, otherwise known as the South East Strategic Reservoir Option, should be the subject of a judicial review

From niche to necessity: the development of ESG in the UK

Diane Gilhooley, Global Practice Group Head of Employment, Labor and Pensions, and Global Co-Head of Environmental, Social and Governance at Eversheds Sutherland, discusses the rise of environmental, social and governance (ESG) in the UK and the changes on the horizon

Why Agricultural Property Relief reforms pose challenges for farming families

Ingrid McCleave says the announced inheritance tax reforms risk uprooting family farms and deepening challenges for British agriculture

A perilous plague & menacing risk

Robert Jackson and Frederick Newton discuss viral vermin, contamination risks, and public health dangers

The pressure on Western universities to divest in fossil fuels: navigating legal complexities and environmental responsibilities

Ben Standing, a partner specialising in environmental law at Browne Jacobson, discusses the legal, ethical and financial issues related to the divestment in fossil fuels by Western universities

What can the GB market learn from the EU’s Ecodesign Regulation?

Katie Chandler and Megan Howarth, product liability and safety lawyers at Taylor Wessing LLP, discuss the likely impact of the substantial changes being brought in by the European Union’s Ecodesign Regulation on the market for consumer products in Great Britain

Ecocide: the next wave of legal actions?

Katie Allard and Teresa Young explore how ecocide laws and rising climate litigation are reshaping accountability for environmental damage

Making sense of the decision in Finch

Harriet Townsend, a Barrister at Cornerstone Barristers, provides a breakdown of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Finch (on behalf of the Weald Action Group) v Surrey County Council and others [2024] UKSC 20, delivered on 20 June 2024, and its wider implications