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UK High Court rules that government climate strategy is inadequate and unlawful

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The UK High Court ruled Friday that the Government’s climate strategy is inadequate and therefore violates the UK Climate Change Act 2008. The ruling comes nearly two years after a previous High Court judgment ordered the Government to strengthen its net zero strategy to bring it in line with the Climate Change Act.

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US federal appeals court rules seizure of 700 safety deposit boxes unconstitutional

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Several of the safety deposit box owners sued the FBI in 2022 in order to force the agency to either destroy or return to the owners of the safety deposit boxes records related to the searches of the owners’ boxes. The case has been remanded back to the district court for further proceedings.

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UK Supreme Court rules oil well development unlawful

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The UK Supreme Court held Thursday that Surrey’s planning authorities acted unlawfully when granting planning permission for an oil well development in 2019. The court ruled that the authorities should have considered certain environmental impacts when making the decision.

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Ecuador court rules that river in capital has rights

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” The Constitutional Court of Ecuador previously recognized that rivers are protected under Chapter 7 of the Constitution in 2022. The municipality has filed an appeal with the Provincial Court. While the appeal is being decided, the municipality must comply with the existing ruling.

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Australia High Court rules against electric vehicle tax

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For the 2021-2022 financial year, for a ZLEV that is an electric or hydrogen vehicle the prescribed rate was 2.5 The post Australia High Court rules against electric vehicle tax appeared first on JURIST - News. It made no sense and there was no argument in my mind that it was wrong and it was unfair.”

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Sri Lanka Supreme Court rules government officials breached public trust in management of the economy

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The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka declared Tuesday that several former politicians, including former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and former Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa, breached the public trust and violated Article 12 (1) of the Sri Lankan Constitution in their management of the economy.

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US Supreme Court rules against Delaware in $400M interstate unclaimed property dispute

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The US Supreme Court Tuesday released a unanimous opinion holding that certain abandoned financial instruments that are similar to money orders may be recovered by the state in which they were purchased. The court disagreed. In Delaware v. ” Justice Jackson wrote: When a financial product operates like a money order—i.e.,