Legal and planning

The legal team at Friends of the Earth has been instrumental in major wins like the fight against fracking and holding the government to account for not delivering a meaningful Net Zero Strategy. Support their work.

A judgment was issued in the High Court this morning in the high-profile case of environmental defenders who challenged an attempt by the fossil fuel industry to obtain a wide-ranging injunction to restrict peaceful protest at sites in Surrey and Sussex.
While the Court did grant an injunction, it was much less wide-ranging than the one originally sought.

UK Oil & Gas (UKOG) is seeking an injunction – but against whom? Dave Timms on the latest attempt to clear the way for dirty energy and what it means for us all.