Government’s planning definition of Gypsies and Travellers unlawfully discriminatory
Monday 7 Nov 2022
The Court of Appeal has held that the Government’s planning definition of “gypsies and travellers” in Planning policy for traveller sites (“PPTS 2015”) is unlawfully discriminatory with the result that…
Supreme Court to hear legal challenge to new Surrey oil wells
Monday 15 Aug 2022
Campaigner Sarah Finch has been given permission to appeal to the Supreme Court in a landmark case about the climate impact of onshore oil production. In an interview with DrillOrDrop,…
Coroner concludes death of Blessing Olusegun was accidental with no way of ruling out third-party involvement
Wednesday 25 May 2022
Coroner concludes death of Blessing Olusegun was accidental with no way of ruling out third-party involvement In the words of her mother, Esther Abe, Blessing Olusegun was a “wonderful” young,…
Appeal Court judges divided over unlawfulness of decision to allow new Surrey oil wells
Friday 18 Feb 2022
Court of Appeal judges were divided over an appeal brought by campaigner Sarah Finch in which she argued that Surrey County Council acted unlawfully when it decided to grant planning…
Leslie Thomas QC assisting government of Antigua and Barbuda to draft legislation
Thursday 15 Sep 2016
The attorney general commissioned them to draft a new arbitration act modelled on the UNCITRAL model Arbitration law. This will be prepared for the review of the government by the…
JUSTICE launches timely report on urgent reform for major inquests and inquiries
Tuesday 25 Aug 2020
When a catastrophic event or systemic failure results in death or injury, the justice system must provide a framework to understand what happened and to prevent recurrence. This Working Party…
