Putting the ‘public’ into Public Local Inquiry
Notes from the first three days of the Inquiry in January 2025 now available to view.
Read moreBLOG: Whitehead, the oil terminal and what happens next
There aren’t many things that taste better to a public interest litigator than a Café Carberry* coffee after a positive...
Read moreLocal campaigners stop oil terminal plan in its tracks as Council forced to admit mistake
Environmental campaigners in Whitehead, Co Antrim are celebrating a major climbdown by their local council after it admitted not following...
Read moreSupporting the Stop Whitehead Oil Terminal campaign
In April, Mid & East Antrim Borough Council’s decision to grant planning permission for the Cloghan Point oil terminal expansion...
Read moreClimate ‘Code Red’: How Our Courts Can Save the World.
Five things we’ve learned from PILS’ first Climate Justice CPD series.
Read moreWhy is No Gas Caverns such an important public interest case?
Faced with the prospect of having skyscraper-sized gas silos hollowed out under Larne Lough, the Islandmagee community took their challenge...
Read moreLegal challenge: Air quality campaigners hope new Minister will be a breath of fresh air.
The landmark #CleanAirNI legal challenge returns to court today (01 March 2024), as Northern Ireland’s latest Infrastructure Minister is settling...
Read more2023 was the hottest year on record. And – if you’re a lawyer – you can do something about that.
Wouldn’t it be great if there was a way to equip lawyers with an enhanced ability to take effective climate...
Read moreBLOG: Breaking down legal barriers to advance climate justice
To mark UK Pro Bono Week 2023, The PILS Project’s team are sharing our reflections on 3 key topics: climate...
Read moreLandmark legal challenge to stop 17-year long air quality failure gets underway
Lawyers, environmental justice groups and NI’s children’s rights watchdog are in court today, attempting to stop a dangerous 17-year long...
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