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  06/12/2024

  England and Wales

  Injunction upheld: Balancing protestor rights and public order

  IntroductionIn Thurrock Council and Essex County Council v Adams and Others [2024] EWHC 2750 (KB), the Court decided that an injunction to prevent protest activities carried out by environmental groups, including Just Stop Oil, was necessary and appropriate to protect the public from unlawful activities including obstruction of the highway, trespass and other public nuisances around fuel terminals. This decision focused only on the named Defendants, but a separate review hearing was heard earlier this year dealing with the unnamed Defendants (see Thurrock Council and Essex County Council v Adams...

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  27/11/2024

  United Kingdom

  The CJC Review of Pre-Action Protocols – Phase Two Report (Final) now published

  On 15 November 2021, the UK's Civil Justice Council (CJC) published an Interim Report initiating a consultation on pre-action protocols (PAPs).  The consultation closed in January 2022. CMS responded to the consultation with interest, given the potential impact on the legal industry and insurers/insureds alike.It is the responsibility of the CJC, through its designated Working Group (WG), to make recommendations to the Civil Procedure Rules Committee (CPRC). It is for the CPRC to accept or reject those recommendations and draft the revised PAPs.The CJC's response was published in two parts....

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  09/09/2024

  United Kingdom

  UK Tax Disputes Digest (Summer 2024)

  Welcome to the Summer 2024 edition of our UK Tax Disputes Digest: a high-level summary of key developments in contentious tax over the last few months for heads of tax, finance directors, general counsel and other in-house professionals.As with previous editions, we have seen a continued increase in HMRC activity across various areas. Both individual and corporate taxpayers would be well-advised to check their tax position as soon as possible to prepare for any potential HMRC investigation into their tax affairs.In this edition, we look at just a few of these developments, including the latest...

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  01/08/2024

  Ukraine

  Ukraine approves new National Energy and Climate Plan

  On 25 June 2024 the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved the National Energy and Climate Plan (NEC Plan) for the period up to 2030 as part of Ukraine's effort to achieve EU climate neutrality targets through a national energy climate plan that combines EU initiatives and national policies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and develop the renewable energy sector.The NEC Plan, a strategic document aimed at harmonising Ukraine's energy and climate policies to ensure sustainable development and economic recovery, was developed as part of Ukraine's obligations within the framework of the Treaty...

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  01/03/2024

  United Kingdom, Norway

  “End user” combustion emissions – an essential requirement in environmental impact assessments for upstream oil & gas developments?

  End-user combustion emissions, and the extent to which these should be considered in the context of industrial developments, have been the subject of recent attention in both the oil and gas industry and the wider media.  Environmental campaigners argue that these should be taken into account in assessing the environmental impact of a proposed development; typically regulators and government authorities have adopted a narrower approach. This article discusses two significant cases considering this issue - a recent decision of the Oslo District Court in Norway, and an anticipated decision of...

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  23/02/2024

  Scotland

  Scottish wildcat group’s challenge to windfarm permission unsuccessful

  Wildcat Haven, a community interest company, sought to challenge the decision of the Scottish Ministers to grant permission for construction of a new wind farm at Clashindarroch Forest in Aberdeenshire. The Court held that Wildcat Haven had failed to establish that the decisions were attended by any error of law and there was therefore no scope for intervention by the court.In June 2023 Vattenfall’s application for the construction of a new wind farm in Clashindarroch Forest was granted under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 by the Scottish Ministers. The petitioners, Wildcat Haven,...

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