High Court of Justice Archives - Page 2 of 3

52 Cases found

Elliott-Smith v. Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy et al.

At issue: Whether the UK Emissions Trading Scheme sets an improperly high emissions cap and unlawfully excludes incinerator emissions

Jurisdictions:

United Kingdom
- England and Wales
  - High Court of Justice

Vince et al. v. Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy et al.

At issue: Plaintiffs sought review of energy national policy statements in light of UK's new climate commitment and the Paris Agreement.

Jurisdictions:

United Kingdom
- England and Wales
  - High Court of Justice

Packham v. Secretary of State for Transport

At issue: Halt railway project on the ground that GHGs had not been adequately considered.

Jurisdictions:

United Kingdom
- England and Wales
  - Court of Appeal
    - Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

United Kingdom
- England and Wales
  - High Court of Justice

ClientEarth v. Secretary of State

At issue: Environmental group challenged government's decision to approve natural gas plant.

Jurisdictions:

United Kingdom
- England and Wales
  - Court of Appeal
    - Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

United Kingdom
- England and Wales
  - High Court of Justice

R (on the application of McLennan) v. Medway Council

At issue: Whether planning board erred in failing to consider that proposed development would infringe on neighbor's use of solar panels.

Jurisdictions:

United Kingdom
- England and Wales
  - High Court of Justice

Claire Stephenson v. Secretary of State for Housing and Communities and Local Government

At issue: Claimant sought judicial review of a section of the National Planning Policy Framework that promoted fracking.

Jurisdictions:

United Kingdom
- England and Wales
  - High Court of Justice

H.J. Banks & Co. v. Secretary of State for Housing, Communities, and Local Government

At issue: The legal reasoning required to deny a coal extraction project on the basis of adverse effects from associated greenhouse gas emissions

Jurisdictions:

United Kingdom
- England and Wales
  - High Court of Justice

Plan B Earth and Others v. The Secretary of State for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy

At issue: Government’s alleged violation of the Climate Change Act 2008 for failure to revise its 2050 carbon emissions reduction target in light of the Paris Agreement and the latest science

Jurisdictions:

United Kingdom
- England and Wales
  - Court of Appeal
    - Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

United Kingdom
- England and Wales
  - High Court of Justice

R. (on application of Rockware Glass Ltd.) v. Chester City Council

At issue: Challenge to the granting of an IPPC permit

Jurisdictions:

United Kingdom
- England and Wales
  - High Court of Justice

R. (on the application of Littlewood) v. Bassetlaw DC

At issue: Sought judicial review of local authority's grant of planning permission to a developer.

Jurisdictions:

United Kingdom
- England and Wales
  - High Court of Justice

R. (on the application of the London Borough of Hillingdon and others) v. Secretary of State for Transport

At issue: Coalition sought judicial review of government plans on airport expansion

Jurisdictions:

United Kingdom
- England and Wales
  - High Court of Justice

R. (on the application of Griffin) v. Newham London Borough Council

At issue: To challenge local council decision granting consent to increased flights

Jurisdictions:

United Kingdom
- England and Wales
  - High Court of Justice

R. (on application of Corbett) v. Cornwall Council

At issue: Challenge the permit approval for the construction of a wind farm

Jurisdictions:

United Kingdom
- England and Wales
  - High Court of Justice

R (on the application of People & Planet) v. HM Treasury

At issue: Sought judicial review of HM Treasury decision to invest public monies with RBS

Jurisdictions:

United Kingdom
- England and Wales
  - High Court of Justice

Newark & Sherwood District Council v. The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

At issue: Challenge planning permission for the construction of a wind turbine

Jurisdictions:

United Kingdom
- England and Wales
  - High Court of Justice

Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council v. Secretary of State for the Environment Transport and Regions

At issue: Challenge approval of permit for construction of a residential development due to flood risks.

Jurisdictions:

United Kingdom
- England and Wales
  - High Court of Justice

Pugh v. Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

At issue: Appeal of permit to build a wind turbine generator that would impact the settings of Scheduled Ancient Monuments and Listed Buildings in the vicinity

Jurisdictions:

United Kingdom
- England and Wales
  - High Court of Justice

North Cote Farms Ltd. v. Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

At issue: Appeal of rejection of permit to build a wind turbine generator that would impact the setting of a designated heritage asset in the vicinity

Jurisdictions:

United Kingdom
- England and Wales
  - High Court of Justice

Macarthur v. Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

At issue: Challenge planning permission for the construction of two wind farms

Jurisdictions:

United Kingdom
- England and Wales
  - High Court of Justice

Lark Energy Ltd. v. Secretary for State for Communities

At issue: Appeal refusal of a permit to build solar farm

Jurisdictions:

United Kingdom
- England and Wales
  - High Court of Justice