Environmental Law

Environmental groups have today launched a new campaign calling on the Scottish government to bring forward legislation to protect nature. The campaign, Scotland Loves Nature, is backed by 43 organisations, including RSPB Scotland, the Scottish Wildlife Trust, and WWF Scotland.

Landmark new EU rules on nature restoration could be introduced in Scotland. The EU Nature Restoration Law (NRL) aims to restore at least 20 per cent of the EU’s land and sea areas by 2030, and all ecosystems in need of restoration by 2050.

Company directors should consider their company's nature-related risks as part of their legal duties under the law of England and Wales, a legal opinion commissioned by Pollination Law and the Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative (CCLI) has found. Authored by a team of five barristers led by Shar

A new book on the right of access to environmental information has been authored by Dr Sean Whittaker, a lecturer at the University of Dundee Law School.  Published by Cambridge University Press, The Right of Access to Environmental Information highlights how the law enables individuals to seek

Scotland's legal system does not comply with international environmental and human rights law, according to UN findings. Article 9 of the Aarhus Convention, which the UK ratified in 2005, requires that access to review procedure over environmental matters should be fair, equitable, timely, and not p

An oil giant has been ordered to cut its global carbon emissions in a landmark ruling involving 17,000 co-plaintiffs. Royal Dutch Shell was ordered by a court in The Hague to lower its emissions by 45 per cent by the end of 2030 as compared with 2019 levels in a case brought by Friends of the Earth.

The UK government has announced that it will be introducing a new "world-leading" law to clean up the UK's supply chains and protect rainforests from illegal deforestation. The proposed legislation would prohibit larger UK businesses from using products grown on land that was deforested illegally.

The former head of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has called for the establishment of a parliamentary commissioner for the environment and a dedicated environment court after Brexit. Professor Campbell Gemmell, professor of environment policy, regulation and governance at Universi

Professor Colin Reid of Dundee University has been appointed a patron of the UK Environmental Law Association (UKELA). UKELA exists to further the enhancement and conservation of the environment in the UK and advance the education of the public in all matters relating to the development, teaching, a