litigation

Government faces fresh legal threat over Heathrow expansion plans

Policy

Government faces fresh legal threat over Heathrow expansion plans

Good Law Project and Ecotricity CEO Dale Vince threaten court action unless government reviews airports planning policy before the final approval process for third runway begins

clock 21 December 2020 •

Politics

Study: Climate change increasingly raised as a human rights issue in court cases

Global review of climate litigation highlights increasing instances of activists and governments using courts to force climate action from businesses and governments

clock 02 July 2020 • 3 min read
People over profits: Learning from the rise in climate change lawsuits

Management

People over profits: Learning from the rise in climate change lawsuits

Companies are increasingly in the firing line for climate litigation, argues Rebecca Byrnes at LSE's Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment

clock 16 September 2019 •
The rise of climate change litigation and what to expect in 2019

Legislation

The rise of climate change litigation and what to expect in 2019

White & Case lawyer Mark Clarke lifts the lid on the pioneering climate lawsuits taking courts around the world by storm

clock 21 February 2019 •
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