UK citizens: it’s time to fight for your rights

ClientEarth warns that proposed changes to the UK's judicial review process could prevent environmental groups from holding the government accountable and limit the court's ability to reverse unlawful decisions.

• Judicial review is a legal mechanism used to challenge decisions by public authorities that are deemed unlawful and harmful to people and the environment.
• ClientEarth has successfully used judicial review in the UK to address air pollution, challenge a fossil gas plant development at Drax, and revoke the approval of a holiday caravan park in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Devon.
• A judicial review has been initiated regarding the UK government's significant spending on oil and gas following the Paris Agreement.
• There are concerns that the UK government's proposed reforms to judicial review may prevent certain claims from reaching court or limit the remedies available, potentially rendering successful cases ineffective by preventing the court from striking down unlawful decisions.

APA

ClientEarth (2021). UK citizens: it’s time to fight for your rights. https://www.clientearth.org/latest/news/uk-citizens-it-s-time-to-fight-for-your-rights/

Chicago

ClientEarth. UK citizens: it’s time to fight for your rights. 2021. https://www.clientearth.org/latest/news/uk-citizens-it-s-time-to-fight-for-your-rights/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=ClientEarth |title=UK citizens: it’s time to fight for your rights |date=1 June 2021 |url=https://www.clientearth.org/latest/news/uk-citizens-it-s-time-to-fight-for-your-rights/ |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{clientearth2021citizens, author = {{ClientEarth}}, title = {{UK citizens: it’s time to fight for your rights}}, publisher = {ClientEarth}, year = {2021}, month = jun, url = {https://www.clientearth.org/latest/news/uk-citizens-it-s-time-to-fight-for-your-rights/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }