Green Alliance Intervenes in Legal Case for First Time in its 45 Year History, Instructs Estelle Dehon KC
Public Law and Judicial Review, Cornerstone Climate, Planning and Environment
Estelle Dehon KC has been instructed by the Green Alliance in a case regarding housing energy efficiency standards. This marks the first time in Green Alliance’s 45-year history that the environmental charity and think tank has sought permission to intervene in a legal case. The outcome of this case is set to have wide-reaching implications for how environmental considerations are integrated into government policy.
At the heart of this case is the UK government’s post-Brexit environmental duty, which requires ministers to consider environmental principles in policy-making. This is the first significant judicial examination of this duty, with the potential to establish a crucial precedent for the future of environmentally responsible governance.
Estelle Dehon KC has significant experience in planning and environment matters, with an emphasis on climate change and advising on net zero infrastructure and development.
