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15/04/2013Rugby CementECJ ramps up pressure on government over costs in environmental casesLitigation FuturesNeil Rose
14/01/2013Cherkley CourtLord Beaverbrook's Estate in £60 million planning battleDaily ExpressJohn Ingham
30/10/2012GeneralEnvironment UpdateSolicitor's JournalAdrienne Copithorne
19/09/2012SAVE - HMR transition decisionSAVE Pathfinder Victory Press Release
31/07/2012GeneralEnvironment UpdateSolicitor's JournalAdrienne Copithorne
17/07/2012DavisWind farm noise and private nuisance: a return to common senseJournal of Planning & Environment LawSusan Ring, Barbara Webb
12/07/2012JoiceyCounty loses Judicial ReviewNoise Bulletin
09/06/2012JoiceyNorthumberland wind turbinesThe JournalBrian Daniel
05/03/2012LawrenceNuisance ruling to create 'massive burden' for councilsSolicitors Journal
01/03/2012HeardHomes plans halted by challengeEastern Daily PressDan Grimmer
18/12/2011DavisThousands at risk of turbine humThe Sunday TimesDavid Derbyshire
02/12/2011DavisEnd at last in wind farm noise battleDaily TelegraphLouise Gray
30/11/2011DavisCouple settle with wind farm operators over 'unbearable hum'The Telegraph
04/07/2011DavisCouple challenge wind farm over sleepless nightsThe TimesBen Webster
06/06/2011SAVE v Gateshead (Pathfinder)Gateshead Council faces legal bill after pathfinder demolitions ruled unlawfulPlanning MagazineMichael Donnelly
26/05/2011SAVE v Gateshead (Pathfinder)Court rules demolition of homes in Gateshead was unlawful
19/04/2011SAVE - Mitchell's BreweryDemolition a project requiring consentThe Times
19/04/2011SAVE - Mitchell's BreweryDemolition a project requiring consentThe Times
13/04/2011GeneralUK taken to court over the “prohibitive expense” of challenges to environmental projects MRWPhilip Reynolds
28/03/2011SAVE - Mitchell's BreweryHeritage charity hails Court of Appeal ruling on demolitions Local Government LawyerPhilip Hoult
25/03/2011SAVE - Mitchell's BreweryCourt ruling means planning permission needed for major building demolitionProperty WeekRichard Heap
17/03/2011LawrenceSpeedway prompts damagesNoise Bulletin Feb/March 2011 Issue 50
24/02/2011Bateman - CamgrainGrain store decision flawed, says judgeCambridge News
16/02/2011Garner - Hampton Court PalaceNooks and CornersPrivate Eye
04/02/2011Garner - Hampton Court PalaceHigh Court Rules in Favour of Boatman DevelopmentSurrey Advertiser
02/02/2011Garner - Hampton Court PalaceGarner considers appeal over Hampton Court developmentSolicitor's Journal
02/01/2011Save LiverpoolMinister tries to save Ringo Starr's former homeBBC News Liverpool
30/12/2010Rugby CementProtestors may not have to pay £88,000 legal billRugby TodayPete Horton
15/12/2010Rugby CementSupreme Court clears the way for cheaper environmental litigationSolicitor's Journal
29/10/2010Garner - Hampton Court PalaceHotel 'could wreck views of Hampton Court'The Daily TelegraphAndy Bloxham
20/09/2010Garner - Hampton Court PalaceAppeal judges give 'major boost' to claimants in environmental casesSolicitor's Journal
09/09/2010LNG Milford HavenCouncillors disagree with port chief LNG risk documentsMilford Mercury
06/08/2010Garner - Hampton Court PalaceLegal victory protects Jolly Boatman campaignerSurrey AdvertiserOliver Florence
04/08/2010Garner - Hampton Court PalaceEmbridge Council - Viability InformationPrivate Eye
04/08/2010Garner - Hampton Court PalaceElmbridge Council told to "swallow pride" and scrap Jolly Boatman developmentSurrey CometJonathan Portlock
04/08/2010Friends of Hethel Ltd JRAppeal judges quash "unusual" wind farm decisionSolicitor's Journal
29/07/2010Mageean, DanCornish wind turbine permission quashed by High CourtBBC News website
13/07/2010Armistead Wind TurbinesHigh Court backs Kendal wind farmSolicitor's Journal
12/07/2010Armistead Wind TurbinesFarming couple lose wind farm court battleCourt correspondent, PlanningResource
04/07/2010Wye ValleyValley hailed by Wordsworth at centre of row over polytunnelsThe ObserverJamie Doward
01/07/2010Garner - Hampton Court PalaceStrongly held view of Hampton CourtLondon Evening StandardNick Curtis
04/06/2010Mills-Owens - solicitors costs on statutory appealSolicitor can withdrawThe TimesCourt of Appeal
24/05/2010Ashton - Doon StreetFailure to object foils tower challenge
06/05/2010StreetResident launches legal fight over Cardiff Bay balloonBBC News
20/04/2010DavisCouple sue for £380k after being driven out of home by noise from wind turbinesDaily MailAndrew Levy
11/03/2010Mills-Owens - solicitors costs on statutory appealOnce more into the breach Law Society GazetteRichard Buxton
16/02/2010Lymington RA - Wightlink ferryIsle of Wight ferries continue after 'unlawful' rulingBBC News OnlineBBC News
13/12/2009Hulme - Denbrook Valley wind farmWind turbine noise warnings were dismissed by civil servantsTelegraphAlastair Jamieson
13/12/2009Hulme - Denbrook Valley wind farmOfficials cover up wind farm noise reportThe Sunday TimesJonathan Leake and Harry Byford
10/12/2009SAVE - Mitchell's BreweryHigh Court Ruling halts Mitchell's demolitionLakeland EchoNigel Slater
17/11/2009LNG Milford HavenClarification sought over LNG safety measuresWestern Mail - Walesonline NewsMartin Shipton
16/11/2009LNG Milford HavenHuman rights court seeks answers on gas site risksThe GuardianSteven Morris
17/09/2009Doon Street TowerJudge upholds tower block rulingBBC News onlineBBC News
16/09/2009DavisWind Farm battle to go to High CourtTelegraphLouise Gray
06/07/2009Friends of Hethel Ltd JRLotus turbine protesters' court victoryWymondham and Attleborough MercuryN/A
25/06/2009SAVE - Clarence Street, Bolton Council quits Lancaster inquiryPlanning ResourceMichael Donnelly
25/06/2009SAVE - Clarence Street, Bolton BREAKING NEWS: Council pull out of Centros planning inquiryLancaster GuardianN/A
25/06/2009SAVE - Clarence Street, Bolton Centros inquiry comes to haltLakeland EchoN/A
27/05/2009Peacehaven STWPeacehaven battles to save the South DownsGuardian.co.ukJon Robins and Shehani Fernando
18/05/2009GeneralThe EIA Directive - wide scope and broad purposeThe EnvironmentalistDr Paul Stookes
07/05/2009Peavehaven STWCampaigners lose fight against sewage worksSussex Express
03/05/2009GeneralLawyer takes wind out of turbine sailsThe ObserverTerry Macalister
24/04/2009Thornhill - Scrapyard nuisanceScrapyard shut down as widow wins peace actionCambridge News OnlineJack Grove
24/04/2009Thornhill - Scrapyard nuisancePensioner power: Great-gran wins £25k payout in court battle with noisy neighboursCambridge NewsJack Grove
02/04/2009Eaton - Tower HamletsRotten Borroughs: Tesco TowersPrivate EyeIssue No. 1233
20/03/2009White CityCan Westfield beat the crunch?Evening StandardDavid Cohen
20/03/2009LNG Milford HavenWhen the ship comes inThe Guardian John Harris
10/03/2009Morgan and Baker - Hinton OrganicsCurb on "prohibitively expensive" litigation costs must await Jackson review, appeal judge saysSolicitors Journal
13/02/2009Watson - Croft CircuitConsent ruled no defence against nuisance claimsPlanning Douglas Wass & Jonathan Pratt
10/02/2009LNG Milford HavenMilford Haven LNG safety rowWestern MailMartin Shipton
10/02/2009LNG Milford HavenIndependent report inflames Milford Haven LNG safety rowWestern Telegraph
04/02/2009BuglifeBugged outGuardian - Eco-soundings John Vidal
03/02/2009BuglifeRare insect site can be developed Solicitors Journal
28/01/2009BuglifeCourt approves destruction of marshes and its protected wildlifeBuglifeJamie Roberts, Conservation Projects Manager
28/01/2009SAVE - Barford GranaryOut and About - SAVE restoration partyCountry LifeMark Fairhurst (photos)
26/01/2009Watson - Croft CircuitCroft Circuit - Court of Appeal Injuction Against Noisy Racing CircuitPress StatementPaul Stookes
12/01/2009LNG Milford HavenSafe Haven group speak out again on LNG safety worriesWestern MailMartin Shipton
11/11/2008BuglifeCourts must “do their utmost” to discourage satellite costs litigationSolicitors Journal
06/11/2008SAVE - Clarence Street, Bolton Legal fight over future of landmarkBolton NewsJulian Thorpe
02/11/2008SAVE - Clarence Street, Bolton Last-ditch bid to save historic buildingBolton NewsJulian Thorpe
23/10/2008White CityDoes the £1.6bn Westfield shopping centre spell doom for small shops?Evening StandardAndrew Gilligan
14/08/2008Morgan and Baker - Hinton OrganicsThe smell hits the back of your throat and brings tears to the eyesThe Times Jon Robins
12/08/2008Mills-Owens - solicitors costs on statutory appealSolicitors must represent clients who reject advice, High Court rulesSolicitors Journal
07/08/2008Mills-Owens - solicitors costs on statutory appealCosts warning to solicitors over terminating retainersLaw Society GazetteNeil Rose
01/08/2008Rugby CementThe HL decision in R(Edwards) v. Environment Agency: a divided courtJournal of Planning and Environmental Law
11/07/2008BuglifeThurrock Royal Mail Centre Awaits Final ApprovalHellmail - Postal Industry News David Lynch
15/06/2008Quarry Observation Group - North Park Farm QuarrySand in the Eye Private EyeRotten Boroughs
10/06/2008Heathrow Night FlightsLondon Airport: An International Oasis in Outer SuburbiaThe Autocar, 10 June 1955
24/05/2008Heathrow Night FlightsNight flight councils lose battleBBC News
23/05/2008Heathrow Night FlightsJudge rejects night flight appealRichmond and Twickenham TimesChris Wickham
16/04/2008BuglifeBuglife protesters stamp on Royal Mail's green credentialsThe Times Hannah Fletcher
16/04/2008Rugby CementLaw lords blast top solicitor for abuse of processSolicitors Journal
12/04/2008BuglifeStamps showcase the beauty of our endangered butterflies and beetlesIndependentMichael McCarthy
03/03/2008Parham Wind FarmVillagers claim victory in wind farm fightEast Anglian Daily Times
17/02/2008Chalillo Dam, BelizeOf Crime and the RiverNew York Times Book Review Elizabeth Royte
25/09/2007Parham Wind FarmRow over bigger turbine bladesEast Anglian Daily Times
08/07/2007Wells - Presall SandsThe strange case of the Morecambe Bay racersObserverJon Robins
11/04/2007Ware - Cilfrew AGIFresh planning row hits pipelineBBC News
10/04/2007Ware - Cilfrew AGIUK's Nat Grid calls force majeure on gas pipeReuters
30/03/2007Ware - Cilfrew AGIMore disruption for gas pipelineBBC News
24/03/2007Roper - Alton TowersAlton Towers noise appeal failsIndependentMike Taylor
23/03/2007Roper - Alton TowersTheme park allowed to make noiseBBC News
08/03/2007Lots RoadHigh-rise ChelseaEvening Standard
01/03/2007GeneralWind Farm consent quashed over noise condition technicalityPlanning Portal
01/02/2007England - Suttons WharfCourt of Appeal takes the initiative on costs and Aarhus ConventionENDS ReportRichard Macrory
30/01/2007GeneralLawyer of the week: Susan RingTimesLinda Tsang
07/01/2007Barker - Crystal PalaceSingle mother beats the developersObserverAnushka Asthana
22/12/2006Woodrow - Kings CrossInnocent councillor tells of his court fightHam & HighKate Davies
21/12/2006Woodrow - Kings CrossCleared: Cllr Brian WoodrowCamden New JournalRichard Osley
19/12/2006Barker - Crystal PalaceThe single mum who changed the law of the landSouth London PressZara Bishop
07/12/2006Barker - Crystal PalaceEnvironmental impact assessment requiredTimes Law Report
18/11/2006Fogg - SS StoraaWrecks may get war grave statusTimesHelen Nugent
10/11/2006BallardNooks and CornersPrivate EyePiloti
07/11/2006Takeley - Stansted blightParish takes airport fight to High CourtEast Anglian Daily TimesRoddy Ashworth
29/10/2006GeneralWhat if it's in your back yard?ObserverJon Robins
06/10/2006Fogg - SS StoraaSisters win court battle over father's war graveTimesHelen Nugent
06/10/2006Fogg - SS StoraaWreck of merchant ship can be war grave, say judgesGuardianClare Dyer and Martin Wainwright
05/10/2006Fogg - SS StoraaSisters' court victory over father's war graveDaily Mail
05/10/2006Fogg - SS StoraaDaughters win round twoHastings Observer
05/10/2006Fogg - SS StoraaCourt victory over WWII war graveBBC News
02/10/2006BallardBattle to save Victorian schools from bulldozersDaily TelegraphCatriona Davies
12/07/2006Haynes - pet fairsHigh Court ends 23 years of uncertainty over pet markets banMonckton Chambers
01/07/2006Rugby CementPublic bodies' duty to counsult on internal advice: the limits of the Bushell doctrineMonckton Chambers
14/06/2006Haynes - pet fairsLandmark legal victory spells the end for UK wildlife marketsAnimal Protection Agency
14/06/2006Haynes - pet fairsCouncil 'sick as a parrot'Press Association
11/05/2006Barker - Crystal PalaceUK's environmental assessment regime ruled out of court by EUPlanning PortalRogen Milne
09/05/2006Barker - Crystal PalaceLandmark environmental decision gives property developers 'headache'Times OnlineMichael Herman
07/02/2006Condron - Ffos- y-fran mineLegislation updateTimesStephen Cragg
20/01/2006LNG Milford HavenJudgement awaited over gas schemeBBC News
20/01/2006LNG Milford HavenCrickhowell Slams Port Authority For Serious BreachesBBC 4 TodaySteve Adams
22/12/2005Condron - Ffos- y-fran mineCampaign group ecstaticMerthyr ExpressCatherine Evans
22/12/2005Condron - Ffos- y-fran mineAnger as judge stops opencast mine schemeWestern MailMartin Shipton
21/12/2005Condron - Ffos- y-fran mineVictory for opencast protestersBBC News
14/12/2005Fogg - SS StoraaSisters win battle over war graveTimesSimon de Bruxelles
14/10/2005Woodrow - Kings CrossRotten BoroughsPrivate Eye
03/06/2005ChisnellNo to extension at 173 Whitton RoadTwickenham Journal
20/05/2005NorrisCourt supports bypass land purchase orderPlanning
08/04/2005Fogg - SS StoraaWar grave sisters win latest battle in courtDaily TelegraphCatriona Davies
18/02/2005CattTemporary consent for football use quashedPlanning
08/02/2005ManningIncreased parachute jumping held lawfulPlanning
28/01/2005Brighton & Hove StadiumWhen is planning permission not planning permission?Brighton ArgusRichard Lindfield
03/12/2004DowmuntInadequate reasons scupper housing rejectionPlanning
25/11/2004BurkettSetting off a battle for costsLaw Society GazetteStephen Gerlis
25/11/2004Chalillo Dam, BelizeResolution on the Protection of the Macal River Valley in BelizeIUCN
23/11/2004Davies - TETRAThe mast crusadersIndependentTerry Kirby
18/11/2004Dennis - silage clampPlanners told to think againKent and Essex Courier
16/11/2004Wall - Brighton developmentCouncil must give planning reasonsTimes
03/11/2004Roper - Alton TowersPass NotesGuardian
02/11/2004Roper - Alton TowersAlton Towers fined £5,000 after couple's battle for a peaceful lifeIndependentMatthew Cooper
02/11/2004Roper - Alton TowersTheme Park Fined after Couple's 'Noise Nightmare' BattleScotsmanMatthew Cooper
02/11/2004Wall - Brighton developmentFlats error costs £30,000Argus (Brighton)Brendan Montague
02/11/2004Roper - Alton TowersJudge calls halt to screaming at Alton TowersDaily TelegraphNick Britten
21/10/2004BurkettCosts ruling hits lawyers' pocketsLaw Society Gazette
20/10/2004BurkettInterim costs depend on final result of caseTimes
01/09/2004Fisher - stone curlewsDoes the classification of a site as an SPA inevitably mean that it must be designated as an SSI?JPL
12/08/2004Roper - Alton TowersDid Staffs council confuse priorities?Environmental Health NewsEditorial
12/08/2004Roper - Alton TowersCouncil noise officer 'misled' judgeEnvironmental Health NewsWill Hatchett
08/08/2004Roper - Alton TowersI'll never go back to Alton TowersSunday TimesMiranda Seymour
07/08/2004Roper - Alton TowersBalancing nature of countryside with needs of industrySentinel
07/08/2004Roper - Alton TowersSuffering in silence on the ride to OblivionDaily TelegraphSam Leith
04/08/2004Roper - Alton TowersResidents welcome newsIC Birmingham
03/08/2004Roper - Alton TowersOblivion a thrill too far for Alton TowersGuardianDavid Ward
03/08/2004Roper - Alton TowersSaved from OblivionDaily TelegraphNigel Bunyan
21/07/2004Roper - Alton TowersNoise row documents were withheld - claimSentinel (Stoke)Sentinel reporter
25/06/2004Higher Darracott WindfarmHigh court battle to block windfarm planWestern Morning News (Plymouth)
05/05/2004Brierley Court StrawberriesCouncil steps back from actionThis is Herefordshire
30/01/2004Chalillo Dam, Belize£20m dam in Belize backed by Privy CouncilDaily TelegraphElizabeth Mistry
30/01/2004Chalillo Dam, BelizeFortis gets green light: Privy Council backs Belize dam projectNational Post (Canada)Elisabeth Mistry
29/01/2004Chalillo Dam, BelizeCommentaryEnvironmental Law Reports
01/12/2003Dennis - RAF WitteringNuisance and the Rule in Rylands v FletcherLunney & Oliphant - 'Tort Law: Text & Materials' 2nd ed
18/11/2003GeneralRichard Buxton - Lawyer of the WeekTimesLinda Tsang
23/10/2003PhillipsMother's victory over 'danger' phone mastDaily MailPeter Allen
23/10/2003PhillipsPregnant mother wins right to get mobile phone mast movedIndependentJohn Aston
01/08/2003Heathrow Night FlightsNight flight fight to go onAirline BusinessColin Baker
09/07/2003Heathrow Night FlightsResidents lose fight over Heathrow night flightsTimesBen Webster
17/04/2003Dennis - RAF Wittering£1m payout over country house idyll ruined by the scream of Harrier jets: no one should have to endure this, rules judgeGuardianJeevan Vasagar
18/08/2001MalsterWhistle blown on stadium rowEast Anglian Daily Times
23/06/2000GeneralGreen for StopProperty WeekGiles Barrie
11/03/2000HuddlestonGreen audit loophole on reactivated mines closedPlanning Magazine
09/02/2000HuddlestonChallenge to ruling on quarry operations Northern EchoBessie Robinson
25/08/1998TrishawsWhen is a trishaw a taxi?TimesRichard Buxton
21/02/1995Lappel BankBye Bye, Bank BirdsTimesRichard Buxton