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"Complainants now have Supreme Court authority for being able to go to court to get regulating public authorities to do their jobs properly."

(2) A blow against the "alternative remedies" excuse
https://emptycity.substack.com/p/a-blow-against-the-alternative-remedies

#constitutionallaw
#legalfedi
#environmentalissues
#UKlaw
#supremecourt
#publichealth
#publicbodies
#legalprecedent

A blow against the "alternative remedies" excuse

The UK Supreme Court makes it far harder for regulators to avoid performing their public law duties

The Empty City - a law and polity blog

'The scale of efforts by #OilCompanies and #PublicBodies to protect[sic] their premises from #EnvironmentalProtesters can be revealed in new #BBC analysis.

The #CivilInjunctions - in force at places like oil terminals, petrol stations and racetracks across #England and #Wales - also apply to “persons unknown”, meaning anyone could be prosecuted.'

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjeegzv09l3o.amp

#ToryPoliciesInAction #Authoritarianism #RightToProtest #GE2024

Civil injunctions restrict protests at 1,200 locations, BBC finds - BBC News

Companies and public bodies are using court orders to prevent environmental protests taking place.

BBC News
UK anti-boycott bill is attack on freedom of expression, say civil society groups

Boycotts, divestment and sanctions bill, designed to stop public bodies boycotting Israel, will be tabled soon

The Guardian
Register of Public Sector Bodies 2022 - Provisional - CSO - Central Statistics Office