On the 23rd of July,  the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a unanimous advisory opinion in response to questions posed by the UN General Assembly regarding the obligations of states in respect of climate change.(Blog 5) [Read More...]

A recent judgement looked at the decision by Cumbria County Council and the Secretary of State to grant planning permission to West Cumbria Mining Limited, (WCML), for the opening of a new underground coal mine at Whitehaven, Cumbria. (Blog 4) [Read More...]

Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz (Senior Women for Climate Protection Switzerland) is at the ground-breaking legal battle (Blog 3) [Read More...]

Michael Appleby acted for a director of a manufacturing company facing two charges of breaching section 37(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 on the basis that alleged health and safety failures by the company were due to his consent or connivance or attributable to his neglect. [Read More...]

Climate change law is far-reaching and has implications about how environmental issues are managed. (Blog 2) [Read More...]

This is the first of several blogs highlighting the importance of climate change law and its role in combating climate change (Blog1) [Read More...]

The Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Triathlon Homes LLP v Stratford Village Development Partnership & Ors [2025] EWCA Civ 846 8 July 2025 offers important clarification on how tribunals should apply the “just and equitable” test under section 124 of the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA). [Read More...]

On 2 July 2025, HSE published its statistics for work-related injuries in Great Brittain 2025, covering the period April 2024 to March 2025 [Read More...]