Blogposts tagged 'High Court'

We take the government to court over oil drilling

Posted by jamess - 12 November 2010 at 1:07pm - 3 Comments

We've taken the government to the High Court in a bid to stop offshore drilling in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon disaster.

Our lawyers filed a claim at the Royal Courts of Justice this morning seeking to stop the issuing of new licences for deep sea drilling until the causes of the Deepwater Horizon explosion have been properly established.

Article tagged as: BP, chevron, go beyond oil, government, high court, legal challenge, oil spill

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Updated: Heathrow Third Runway Slammed by High Court

Posted by davewalsh - 26 March 2010 at 11:47am - 6 Comments

Campaigners leave the High Court victorious this morning after the result of a judicial review into the planned third runway at Heathrow declared that the plans were 'untenable'.

UPDATED 20 April 2010: Fantastic news! Both the climate and common sense have scored a major victory at the High Court today, where the Government's plans for a 3rd runway at Heathrow have been dealt a huge blow.

Article tagged as: airplot, climate change, heathrow, high court, judicial review, third runway