Acland Bryant of Garden Court Chambers has authored two articles which have been published in the UK Journal of Animal Law, Volume 10, Issue 1, August 2026.
This includes:
- ‘Protected Milk, Unprotected Animals: Dairy UK v Oatly and the Legal Architecture of Animal Agriculture’- This article explores how Oatly can be a strategic authority on regulatory purpose, market architecture, and legal categorisation.
- ‘Animals in the Planning Balance: Why Biodiversity Net Gain Is Not Animal Welfare’ – This article explores how animal welfare could be recognised as a legitimate and structured consideration in planning decision making.
This has been made available online. Read them in the full August 2026 edition of The UK Journal of Animal Law.
Acland is involved in several innovative challenges and appeals that materially shape how the law is applied for the protection of animal welfare.
Acland works for and represents animal activists, NGOs and local action groups in a wide range of animal welfare related issues, including:
- Planning permissions for factory farms
- Enforcement issues at factory farms
- Regulatory issues such as enforcement of animal testing regulations
- Advertising complaints against misleading animal welfare claims
- National and local animal welfare policies
- Animal rights and welfare protesting issues
- Private prosecution of animal abusers
- Challenges to public bodies who refuse to prosecute or enforce against breaches of animal welfare law, regulation and policy
- Reporting mechanisms
- Cross border disputes
Get in touch with Acland’s clerks at publiclawclerks@gclaw.co.uk
