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Can the law save the planet?

31st December 2019 By Richard Dixon

A very important legal case in the Netherlands shows the power of the law in protecting the planet.

Brexit threat to the environment

22nd October 2019 By Richard Dixon

Our environmental progress could be under threat if we leave the European Union.

The price of protecting the environment

16th April 2019 By Richard Dixon

Every week four people around the world are killed defending their communities and environment.

Fracking: When is a Ban a Ban?

21st June 2018 By Mary Church

What the Ineos court defeat means for fracking in Scotland.

Strong language on the final day of fracking challenge

10th May 2018 By Mary Church

The third day of INEOS and Reach CSG’s judicial review of the fracking ban drew to an early close, and with it, the substantive hearing as a whole.

Dancing around handbags in the Court of Session

9th May 2018 By Mary Church

Day 2 of Ineos and Reach CGS’s judicial review of the ban on fracking

INEOS legal challenge of fracking ban opens in Court

8th May 2018 By Mary Church

Ineos’ judicial review of the Scottish Government’s ban on fracking opens

Why we are going to court to protect the fracking ban

29th April 2018 By Mary Church

Scotland’s fracking ban is vital – and arguably legally required – in the fight against catastrophic climate change.

An Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland

19th August 2017 By Mary Church

We are working with Scottish Environment LINK to build support for an Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland which could play an important role navigating the complexities of the legal and planning system.