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ACCC/C/2017/156 United Kingdom

Case status: Pending.
Follow-up:
Topics: Clear, transparent and consistent framework; Access to justice.
Articles alleged: 3 (1); 9 (2)–(4).
Articles considered by the Committee:
Articles, if any, found in non-compliance:
Summary: The communication was submitted to the Compliance Committee by three NGOs, namely the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Friends of the Earth (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) and Friends of the Earth Scotland, and a law firm, Leigh Day Solicitors, on 7 December 2017. The communication alleged that the Party concerned fails to comply with article 3 (1) and 9 (2)–(4) of the Convention by failing to ensure courts undertake an adequate review of the substantive legality of certain decisions, acts and omissions. 

Documents Status Date received or 
posted by the secretariat
Communication    
Annexes                                                          
From the communicants 07.12.2017
Statement on admissibility From the Party concerned 09.03.2018
Comments on the Party concerned's statement on admissibility From the communicants 12.03.2018
Letters to the Party concerned and the communicant enclosing Committee's determination of preliminary admissibility and forwarding the communication for the Party concerned's response From the secretariat 22.03.2018
Covering letter enclosing response to communication
Annex 1: Mcmorn
Annex 2: Fordham.45.1
Annex 3: Council of Civil Service Unions  1985 A.C 374
Annex 4: R (Bancoult) v Secretary of State  (No2) 2008 UKHL 61
Annex 5: Wednesbury Corporation 1948 1 K.B. 223
Annex 6: ex parte Begbie 2000 1 W.L.R. 115
Annex 7: Commission of the European Communities v United Kingdom (Case C-508/03)
From the Party concerned 20.08.2018
Comments on the Party concerned's response From the communicant 03.10.2018

Update 
Annex 1: Heathrow judgment excerpts
Annex 2: Heathrow judgment
Annex 3: Hen Harrier judgment

From the communicant 03.07.2019
Letter inviting the Party concerned and communicants to hearing at Committee's 65th meeting From the secretariat 31.07.2019
Letter to the Party concerned regarding hearing at the Committee's 65th meeting From the secretariat 09.10.2019
Update including case-law index
Annex 1
Annex 2
Annex 3
Annex 4
Annex 5
Annex 6
Annex 7
Annex 8
Annex 9
Annex 10
Annex 11
Annex 12
Annex 13
Annex 14
Annex 15
Annex 17: Court of Appeal judgment intended as annex C to the communication
From the communicant 21.10.2019
Further information including index of annexes
Annex 1
Annex 3
Annex 4
Annex 5
Annex 6
Annex 7
Annex 8
Annex 9
Annex 10
Annex 11
Annex 12
Annex 13
Annex 14
Annex 15
Annex 16
Annex 17
Annex 18
Annex 19
Annex 20
Annex 21
Annex 22
Annex 23
Annex 24
Annex 25
Annex 26
Annex 27
Annex 28
Annex 29
Annex 30
Annex 31
Annex 32
Annex 33
Annex 34
From the Party concerned 22.10.2019
Opening statement delivered at the Committee’s 65th meeting From the Party concerned 05.11.2019
Opening statement delivered at the Committee's 65th meeting From the communicants 05.11.2019
Speaking note for hearing at Committee's 65th meeting From the communicants 05.11.2019
Questions from the Committee From the secretariat 01.06.2020
Reply to the Committee’s questions From the communicants 29.06.2020
Reply to the Committee's questions From the Party concerned 29.06.2020
Email requesting opportunity to comment on Party concerned’s reply of 29 June 2020 From the communicants 20.07.2020
Email explaining commenting period already expired From the secretariat 21.07.2020
Email requesting prolongation of commenting deadline From the communicants 21.07.2020
Email confirming prolongation of commenting deadline From the secretariat 23.07.2020
Email requesting further prolongation of commenting deadline From the Party concerned 24.07.2020
Email confirming further prolongation of commenting deadline From the secretariat 28.07.2020
Comments on the Party concerned's replies to the Committee's questions From the communicants 29.07.2020
Letter enclosing judgment in R. (on the application of Christopher Packham) v. Secretary of State for Transport From the communicants 04.08.2020
Comments on the communicants' replies to the Committee's questions From the Party concerned 07.08.2020
Comments on the communicants’ additional information of 4 August 2020 From the Party concerned 19.08.2020
Update
Annex: Judgment Wildfish Conservation and Marine Conservation Society and others v. Secretary of State for Environment of 15.09.2023
From the communicants 17.10.2023