Source: Desmog UK
The High Court has ruled that the UK government’s rules on access to the court system for people trying to protect the environment are unlawful and must be changed.
The ruling was in response to a case brought by three environmental NGOs after the government introduced new rules In February that exposed people and organisations to potentially unlimited legal costs when pursuing an environmental case against the government.
ClientEarth, Friends of the Earth and the RSPB argued the rule change would have a “chilling effect” on environmental legal cases, and decided to challenge the government in the courts.
