I am a Solicitor in the Charity and Social Enterprise department at Bates Wells. During my training with the firm, I also gained experience in the Employment, Real Estate, and Corporate and Commercial departments.
The downstream impact of Finch v Surrey County Council, one year on
Last week marked one year since the landmark decision in R (Finch) v Surrey County Council, a challenge to Surrey’s decision to allow the expansion of an onshore oil well site. In its June 2024 judgment, the Supreme Court held that, in its decision, the Council should have weighed “downstream” greenhouse gas emissions. These would …