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September 24, 2020

Legal challenge to Europe’s most climate-damaging power plant

In a landmark decision, a District Court judge in Poland has ruled that the operators of Belchatow coal plant must negotiate with environmental lawyers to accelerate its closure.
September 27, 2019

ClientEarth launches legal challenge to Europe's most climate-damaging power plant

ClientEarth has launched a legal challenge against Europe’s largest power plant and two of its mines.
June 23, 2019

Environmental groups launch High Court challenge to Brexit regulation over wildlife risk

Lawyers from ClientEarth have helped launch a High Court challenge to the UK government’s Brexit laws, over sweeping new powers that may weaken protection for seas and wildlife in the UK.
June 18, 2019

Landmark legal challenge to mass surveillance powers

A ground-breaking legal challenge to mass surveillance powers under the 'Snoopers’ Charter' is being heard in the High Court this week.
June 10, 2019

Mining company faces legal challenge to plans for gold-mining in Colombia

The legal challenge calls for a judge to annul three mining concessions, claiming they are no longer valid following the popular vote to prohibit mining.
May 27, 2019

US Federal Court blocks border wall construction

A US federal court has issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from constructing the president’s border wall using funds illegally transferred from military accounts, including pension and pay funds, under counterdrug authorities.
May 20, 2019

Legal challenge to government over disabled people who have lost out on Universal Credit

A group of disabled people are preparing to bring a legal challenge against the government after losing out on benefits when they were migrated over to the universal credit system.
February 25, 2019

First national day of action against outsourcing

The actions will coincide with a landmark legal challenge that could extend the rights of the UK's 3.3 million outsourced workers.
September 28, 2018

Wildlife trust launches legal challenge against new expressway scheme

A wildlife trust is challenging the chosen route for the Oxford to Cambridge Expressway.
June 28, 2018

Serious doubts over legal basis for Heathrow expansion

MPs have voted to back Heathrow expansion but environmental lawyers have expressed serious doubts as to whether it is legally possible under air quality rules and say the government had misunderstood its legal obligations when recommending a third runway.