Want some handy COP30 resources? We list our favourites in our explainer. Shout out to @carbonbrief.org! Also, you can still sign up for the main law side-event: Climate Law and Governance Day, this Friday.

My favourite Farming Today episode this week spent the whole fascinating 14 mins in the most biodiverse place on earth 🥰 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

📢 40+ NGOs have written to the PM urging him to uphold the Aarhus Convention – the cornerstone of environmental justice The Convention protects your right to: ✅ Access environmental information ✅ Have a say in decisions that affect nature ✅ Seek environmental justice affordably

Today the Supreme Court issued its judgment in C.G. Fry & Son v SoS LUHC & Somerset Council on the reach of the Habitats Regulations and Ramsar protection, which arose in the context of Natural England’s nutrient neutrality advice.

NEW – Factcheck: What the Climate Change Act does – and does not – mean for the UK | @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org Read here: buff.ly/c1tdbmJ

Absolutely delighted for @cornerstonebarristers.com Ruchi Parekh! So well deserved 🤩🤩

A new Banksy mural has appeared on the wall of the Royal Courts of Justice building in central London. It depicts a judge in a traditional wig and black robe hitting a protester lying on the ground, with the protester’s blood splattering onto a poster. #UK #London #Banksy #Court

Important CA judgment. Full analysis on the website; key points: 💡The 2023 WMS is not a legal barrier to LPAs setting higher energy efficiency stds & can be departed from where justified 🏵️ Late EPPS review doesn’t cure an earlier breach, but in narrow circs may avoid quashing tinyurl.com/z7h7hb57

I could not be more excited for this! Powerhouse of public law thinking, Prof Liz Fisher, is giving the keynote at this year's @cornerstonebarristers.com Public Law day!! Full programme and tickets here: cornerstonebarristers.com/event/public...

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Really looking forward to Thursday's panel discussion with Clare Rothwell-Hemsted from Uplift and Sophie Marjanac from the Polluter Pays Project, chaired by UCL's Fergus Green. Still time to sign up! cornerstonebarristers.com/event/the-le...

🔴 NEW - Exposing Reform’s Oil Ties Significantly Reduces Party Support, New Research Finds Voters recoil at Farage’s fossil fuel funding. 📝 @writesbright.bsky.social

Interested in youth-led climate litigation & just transition? Then Cornerstone Climate's session tomorrow is for you! Hear from the lawyers involved in #CancelCoal, South Africa's first youth-led climate case. 📆 17 July 🕣 12-1:15pm (UK); 1-2:15pm (SA) Sign up: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

It was a pleasure to speak at the ALBA Summer Conference this weekend, on the most topical of issues: climate change & human rights. Good to get into the detail of KlimaSeniorinnen, including the GC's careful analysis of the separation of powers & the rule of law. Thanks @adminlaw.bsky.social!

Interested in the link between human health & climate litigation? Join us this Thurs to hear from the lawyers in the landmark "Deadly Air" case, linking 1000s of deaths p/a caused by coal-related air pollution to Govt's duty rapidly to move away from coal dependency us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Less than a week to go to the next #ClimateLitigation event! Hosted by Cornerstone Climate & Mishcon Purpose, spotlighting lessons from South Africa’s fight for #ClimateJustice 🌍Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #JustTransition #Greenwashing #EnvironmentalRights #SouthAfrica

We're delighted to reveal the programme for our upcoming #PublicLaw2025 conference. From standing, rationality-based decisions to interim relief and equality act challenges, + much more, we've got it covered. View the prog and get your tickets here: cornerstonebarristers.com/event/public...

The CCC's 2025 Progress Report to Parliament is out! I look forward to reading in full; for great early coverage I recommend: 🐄Farming Today (yesterday!) drawing attention to needed land use changes & little progress on reducing emissions from agriculture (from 09:33) www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

NEW | Just 3% of population cause quarter of aviation emissions. Our new report with @neweconomics.bsky.social calls for tax reform so ultra-frequent flyers taking six or more flights a year pay for their pollution. Read more 👉 www.wearepossible.org/our-reports/...

A very happy occasion! Thank you to The Lawyer - wonderful to read the citation is for "Displaying a clear commitment to environmental and climate work" & for "victories both within and outside her professional role." Such an endorsement of climate and nature conscious lawyering makes my heart sing!

Is Coolglass perhaps the funkiest name for a climate case? This, and other important questions, will be answered at the next Cornerstone Climate & Mishcon Purpose Global Climate Litigation session, this Thursday, featuring superstars of Irish climate litigation. Hope you can join us!

Historic ruling delivered by the EFTA court this morning with its Judgment in Case E-18/24, on greenhouse gas emissions and environmental impacts @estelledehon.bsky.social @jmpsimor.bsky.social eftacourt.int/events-upcom...

It was quite an experience representing Fish Legal, and relying on the famous CJEU and UT decisions in.... Fish Legal! #infolawlifegoals My write-up of the issues before the Tribunal: "Fishy Nuclear Information and a Question of Principle"

Delighted to be on a sunny train about to pull into Leeds, for a few days of excellent discussion about all things planning, renewables and infrastructure. Hope to see you there!

Crucial, careful & obviously correct - the OEP’s advice that the Planning & Infrastructure Bill is a regression as it would have the effect of reducing the level of protection provided for by existing enviro law. www.theoep.org.uk/report/oep-g...

Today the Climate Change Committee delivered its assessment of how prepared the UK is for the impacts of climate change, and the verdict is not good. 🗣️ Our own research also shows that 40% of people in the UK think the government needs to do more to prepare us for the impacts of climate change. 🧵

Very excited about the next instalment in our 🌏 Global Climate Litigation Lessons series 🌏 this time with a focus on India. For anyone interested or working in climate, in any jurisdiction, this is not to be missed! 📅 Monday 28 April 2025, 12:00pm GMT / 4:30pm IST 🌿 Sign up here: lnkd.in/d_q9Fdqp

Yup. This was literally me. Funded by Nautilus Minerals to do baseline environmental impact assessment for a hydrothermal vent mine. Went in cautiously optimistic. Came out concluding there's no feasible path forward for mining a hydrothermal vent at any scale.

David Welsh, a member of our #PublicLaw team, was instructed by one of the parties, Sex Matters Ltd. The SC singled out the submissions noting that they “gave focus and structure to the argument”. 🔗 Read David’s full article and analysis here: cornerstonebarristers.com?p=13998&prev...

We’re thrilled @estelledehon.bsky.social has been shortlisted for Barrister of the Year at #TheLawyerAwards. From her groundbreaking work in Finch v Surrey CC to shaping climate & planning law nationwide, Estelle’s past 12 months have been phenomenal. 🌍⚖️ cornerstonebarristers.com/estelle-deho...

There's a solution to climate-induced wildfires: Make Britain Wet Again. Re-wet peat bogs, block up drainage channels, let trees regenerate to shade out fire-prone gorse, let fire-proof deciduous trees grow in place of flammable non-native conifers. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

🌍 Brilliant discussion at Paris Arbitration Week on Monday on climate risk in long-term contracts! My 6 key takeaways are: 🔁 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 & 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴. Parties are already facing disputes as climate policy & regulation shift and many agreements aren’t built to cope.

@estelledehon.bsky.social: "The tribunal decision [by Judge Foss]vindicated Ms Maurizi’s contention that #CrownProsecutionService never properly dealt with her request and was likely to hold information about the deletion of Paul Close’s emails [on #JA]" www.computerweekly.com/news/3666222...

Heading home to Yorkshire after a week in the High Court. So proud of our legal team @estelledehon.bsky.social + Ruchi Parekh who did a brilliant job of demolishing the govt’s reckless ‘Jet Zero’ strategy. V grateful for all moral and £££ support we’ve received. Will share outcome when we get it.

📢 Another data protection alert! 📢 This excellent series on the Building Blocks of Data Protection Law will guide you through the sometimes tricky twists and turns of compliance and treating personal information lawfully.

Government to extend ban on moorland burning - closing loopholes in existing rules Great news for nature, carbon, & people who’ll be spared from acrid smoke & flooding Bad news for dukes & billionaires who own grouse moors 🎻 Here's my quote running on PA newswire: 1/ www.gov.uk/government/n...

Such an interesting analysis by @profmarkelliott.bsky.social of the principle of legality and heightened-scrutiny rationality review, contrasting the SC decision in the Spitalfields Historic Building Trust case & Chamberlain J in the KP case.

Thirty years of draconian anti-protest laws have led us to this. Wanted: a civil society coalition - a social movement - to repeal these godawful, anti-English, unpatriotic laws. I had hoped a certain Human Rights lawyer in No10 might agree. bsky.app/profile/quak...

Taking strong action to tackle climate change will increase countries’ economic growth rather than damage their finances as critics of net zero policies claimed, finds OECD: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

This is super interesting! And important for all FOIA and EIR requests for climate-related information.

We're proud to announce that Harriet Townsend has today been appointed King’s Counsel! A standout barrister in planning and environment law, Harriet is known for her clarity of thought, insight & advocacy. Chambers UK Bar 2025 describes her as “a master of communication”. Congratulations Harriet!

Early Bird tickets for the UKELA Conference 2025 are available until the 31 March - if you haven't already, buy your ticket now to enjoy the Early Bird discount! lnkd.in/e_GF3PdX #UKELA2025

Well deserved recognition for the amazing lawyers who worked on my case. Congratulations @marcwillerskc.bsky.social @estelledehon.bsky.social Ruchi Parekh, Rowan Smith and Julia Eriksen. gardencourtchambers.co.uk/finch-v-surr...

Large majority of the public continuing to show zero interest in the anti-climate backlash. www.businessgreen.com/news/4410863...

🌍 Cornerstone Climate Goes Global! ⚖️ Join us for the first session of our global #ClimateLitigation series! 🔎 First Up: Australia 🇦🇺 📅 27 March | Exploring key cases like Sharma & Pabai Pabai + expert insights on litigation’s role in climate policy. ⬇️ us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Creating healthy #places has just become easier, with the publication of 'Design Codes for Health and Wellbeing'. This practical guide is for #councils and #developers that want to use design codes to create places where it's easier for everyone to be #healthy. Do take a look! buff.ly/yRoZISc

On #IWD2025, we celebrate the inspiring women at Cornerstone Barristers. Our women members have led major public law cases, from tackling fossil fuel climate impacts to creating ‘safe zones’ for abortion clinics. 1/3

Another very exciting announcement about our leadership team - we're being joined by the brilliant Julian Hawes! What a way to supercharge our already exceptional clerking team.

✈️ Gatwick Airport's draft DCO, citing transport, noise & greenhouse gas impacts, was rejected but a revised version proposed. @estelledehon.bsky.social acts for Communities Against Gatwick Noise and Emissions, instructed by @leigh-day.bsky.social. ⬇️ cornerstonebarristers.com/in-a-post-fi...

It's out! The CCC recommends an 87% reduction in emissions by 2040 (compared to 1990 levels). Super interesting section on demand management! And an important recognition that action must ramp up quickly "on transport, buildings, industry and farming." www.theccc.org.uk/2025/02/26/e...