Horse Hill challenge dismissed – but judgment not unanimous Court of Appeal judges were divided over a claim that Surrey County Council acted unlawfully when it decided to grant planning …
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The legal challenge to Surrey County Council’s 2019 decision to allow 20 years of drilling at Horse Hill was heard in the Appeal Court on 16-17 November. Lawyers on both …
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UK government to defend council’s controversial decision in court 9am, campaigners with placards will gather outside the Royal Courts of Justice on the Strand to mark their opposition to oil …
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The Court of Appeal will hear a legal challenge on Tuesday 16 November 2021 to Surrey County Council’s controversial decision to grant planning permission for 20 years oil production at Horse …
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On 6 November, halfway through the COP26 Climate Summit, 150 people joined a rally at Horse Hill organised by the Horse Hill Protection Group.
Press release from Horse Hill Protection Group Demonstrators will join thousands across the world at a rally at the Horse Hill drill site on 6 November 2021 as part of …
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Researchers from Clean Air Task Force (CATF), an international climate advocacy NGO, have discovered significant methane emissions from oil and gas facilities in the UK – including Horse Hill. Researchers …
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Surrey resident Sarah Finch is taking her legal challenge over Horse Hill oil to the Court of Appeal. To do this, she needs to raise an extra £25,000 for legal …
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Campaigners defending the right to peaceful protest are celebrating as an injunction against persons unknown at the Horse Hill oil site in Surrey was finally laid to rest.
Horse Hill legal challenge heard at the Supreme Court The long-running legal case brought by campaigner Sarah Finch was heard in the Supreme Court on 21 and 22 June 2023. …
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