High Court hearing granted in legal challenge against UK-Australia free trade deal

Michael Holder
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Boris Johnson and Liz Truss met with then-Australian PM Scott Morrison in 2021 to finalise the trade deal | Credit: Andrew Parsons / No 10 Downing Street
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Boris Johnson and Liz Truss met with then-Australian PM Scott Morrison in 2021 to finalise the trade deal | Credit: Andrew Parsons / No 10 Downing Street

Environmental group Feedback granted initial hearing to present case that the government failed to adequately assess climate implications of trade agreement with Australia

The government is set to face a court hearing over allegations it carried out an "inadequate" assessment of the potential climate impacts of the free trade agreement it signed with Australia in 2021, which...

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