Resources 'United Kingdom'
Costs - The Outer Court of Session (Scotland) stated that the criteria for making a Protective Cost Order (PCO) were satisfied in an environmental case and ordered that if the petitioner – an…
Lord Justice Jackson, a judge at the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, reviewed the costs of civil litigation in the UK. In his report, he recommends to adapt the “Aarhus Rules” and extend them…
TechUK published a landmark report: ‘Unlocking Value Across the UK’s Digital Twin Ecosystem’ that was developed via techUK’s interdisciplinary Digital Twins Working Group (DTWG). The report…
Costs - The court ruled that, while they cannot guarantee the certainty of costs, that the cost cap will not increase post-permission. They also determined that personal financial information…
Good Practice: Provide training and confidence building to key champions within a community who could then inspire their groups and contacts. Moreover, provide training to the interested public…
Good Practice: Successful initiative to build capacity in 'disproportionately affected communities' and defend their right to participate in environmental decision-making in the UK.
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Duty to give reasons: The Supreme Court explained the extent of the duty on local planning authorities to give reasons for their decisions to grant planning permission, including where applications…
The study examined legal questions on access to justice – of environmental-NGOs, individuals and municipalities – and the extent and the intensity of the judicial review which are of special…
Across Europe 15 river catchments have been chosen as pilots for the Water Framework Directive. The Ribble and West Lancashire area is the chosen site in the UK. The River Ribble Pilot Project aims…
The Water Framework Directive is a key piece of European legislation aiming to deliver long-term protection of the water environment and improve the quality of ground- and surface waters and…
