Environmental Law Case Notes

High Court Ends 23 Years of Uncertainty over Pet Markets Ban
11 July 2006
Member(s) of Chambers involved in this case: Paul Harris, Alan Bates

In a judgment that will be of considerable interest to local authorities and environmental groups, the High Court has clarified the interpretation of the Pet Animals Act 1951 in relation to the selling of animals as pets at markets ...

In the Matter of the Energy Bill and the EC State Aid Rules ~ Advice provided to Greenpeace UK concerning the implication for the Energy Bill of the EC State aid rules
15 May 2004
Author(s): Paul Lasok QC, Rebecca Haynes

We have been asked to advise Greenpeace concerning the implications for the Energy Bill ("the Bill") of the European Community ("EC") State aid rules, with particular regard to issues arising from the postponed restructuring of British Energy ...