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The Weald Action Group’s Supreme Court victory is starting to have effects across the country. Today, Angela Rayner, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, has admitted …
Groundbreaking judgment could have profound implications for new fossil fuel projects, including Cumbrian coal mine and North Sea oil and gas fields Surrey County Council acted unlawfully by giving planning permission …
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The judgement in the case R (on the application of Finch on behalf of the Weald Action Group) (Appellant) v Surrey County Council and others (Respondents) will be handed down …
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The Supreme Court will hand down its judgment on the case Sarah Finch v. Surrey County Council at 9.45 am on 20 June 2024. It will be also be livestreamed …
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Join us at the Supreme Court on Thursday 20th June at 8:45am when the judgment on the groundbreaking Horse Hill case – brought by Sarah Finch on behalf of the …
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Press release from Friends of the Earth A legal challenge over Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove’s approval of the mine in Whitehaven, Cumbria, was scheduled to take place this October …
The legal case brought by campaigner Sarah Finch on behalf of the Weald Action Group, over the Horse Hill oil site was heard by five judges in the Supreme Court …
Horse Hill well site: planning timeline January 2012: Magellan Petroleum (UK) Ltd was granted planning permission (ref.RE10/2089) for exploration. October 2014: The HH-1 borehole was drilled and discovered oil accumulations …
The hearing on 21 and 22 June will be livestreamed. Watch on: https://www.supremecourt.uk/live/court-02.html Press release from Leigh Day solicitors Campaigner Sarah Finch has a Supreme Court hearing on 21 and …
On 21 and 22 June, the Supreme Court will hear the legal challenge concerning the grant of planning permission for four new oil wells and 20 years of oil production …
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