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AARHUS CONVENTION

Convention on Access to Information,
Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice
in Environmental Matters

 

  Document Status Date received or posted by the secretariat
DOC Datasheet ACCC/C/2008/27 ( United Kingdom)   21.10.2010
DOC Preliminary determination on admissibility   19.09.2008
PDF Communication ACCC/C/2008/27   18.08.2008
PDF Attachment 1 - Response from the communicant to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee Inquiry into air transport services in Northern Ireland (dated 23 September 2004) Attachment 1 to the communication 18.08.2008
PDF Attachment 2 - High Court of Northern Ireland judicial review notice of motion Attachment 2 to the communication 18.08.2008
PDF Attachment 3 - Affidavit of H.L McCracken dated 8.03.2007 Attachment 3 to the communication 18.08.2008
PDF Attachment 4 - Skeleton Argument of behalf of the applicants in the judcial review procedure (dated 6.09.2007) Attachment 4 to the communication 18.08.2008
PDF Attachment 5 - Order of Lord Justice Girvan dated 7.11.2007 Attachment 5 to the communication 18.08.2008
PDF Attachment 6 - Letter from the communicant' solicitors to the Minister of Environment dated 19.02.2008 Attachment 6 to the communication 18.08.2008
PDF Attachment 7 - Letter of response from the Private Secretary of the Minister of Environment to the solicitors of the communicant dated 28.03.2008 Attachment 7 to the communication 18.08.2008
PDF Letter to the Party informing about the communication and raising several points Letter from the secretariat sent at the request of the Committee 26.09.2008
PDF Letter to the communicant on preliminary admissibility of the communication and several clarification points Letter from the secretariat sent at the request of the Committee 26.09.2008
PDF Response from the Party concerned Response pursuant to paragraph 23 of the anenx to decision I/7 26.02.2009
PDF Letter from the communicant in response to the letter from the Committee dated 26.09.2008 Letter from the communicant to the secretariat 27.03.2009
PDF Attachment 1 - Judgment of Mr Justice Weatherup delivered 29th March 2007 (Leave Stage) Attachment 1 to the letter 27.03.2009
PDF Attachment 2 - Correspondence regarding fees associated with the litigation Attachment 2 to the letter 27.03.2009
PDF Attachment 3 - Correspondence regarding examination in Public dated 16th November 2005 Attachment 3 to the letter 27.03.2009
PDF Attachment 4 - General correspondence between the Cultra Residents Association and the DEFRA Planning Service, August 2008 to February 2009 Attachment 4 to the letter 27.03.2009
PDF Attachment 5 - Report by Bickerdyke Allen Partners on Airborne Aircraft Noise 2008 Attachment 5 to the letter 27.03.2009
PDF Letter to the communicant regarding the discussion on the subject matter of the communication Letter from the secretariat on behalf of the Committee 15.04.2009
PDF Letter to the Party concerned regarding the discussion on the subject matter of the communication Letter from the secretariat on behalf of the Committee 15.04.2009
DOC Letter from the Party concerned requesting delay in the discussion of the case in order to have three communications concerning the UK discussed during the same meeting Letter from the Party concerned 12.05.2009
PDF Message from the secretariat requesting comments on discussion proposal after replies from the Party concerned and from the communicant of communication 23 Message from the secretariat to the communicant 15.05.2009
PDF Letter from the communicant requesting not to postpone the discussion Letter from the communicant 20.05.2009
DOC Amicus Brief document for communications 23, 27 and 33 received by CAJE Proposal by CAJE to the Secretariat 22.05.2009
PDF Annex A - Rule 44.3, Civil Procedure Rules Annex to the Amicus Brief 28.05.2009
PDF Annex B - Using the Law: Barriers and Opportunities for Environmental Justice (Capacity Global) Annex to the Amicus Brief 28.05.2009
PDF Annex C - Environmental Justice (the Environmental Justice Project) Annex to the Amicus Brief 28.05.2009
PDF Annex D - Civil Law Aspects of Environmental Justice (ELF) Annex to the Amicus Brief 28.05.2009
PDF Annex E - Modernising Environmental Justice (UCL) Annex to the Amicus Brief 28.05.2009
PDF Annex F - CAJE Briefing - Access to Justice: Making it Affordable Annex to the Amicus Brief 28.05.2009
PDF Annex G - UKELA Position Statement on Costs Annex to the Amicus Brief 28.05.2009
PDF Annex H - Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Professor Nicolas de Sadeleer) Annex to the Amicus Brief 28.05.2009
PDF Annex I - Litigating the Public Interest (Liberty/Civil Liberties Trust) Annex to the Amicus Brief 28.05.2009
PDF Annex J - Measures on Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Milieu Ltd Report, UK) Annex to the Amicus Brief 28.05.2009
DOC Annex K - Judgment in R v. (Francis Morgan) v Hinton Organics (Wessex Ltd.) Annex to the Amicus Brief 28.05.2009
DOC Annex L - CAJE letters to the Civil Procedure Rules Committee (Letter dated 10th June 2005 to CPRC) (Letter dated 23 July 2008 to CPRC, Enclosure to 23 July 2008 letter) Annex to the Amicus Brief 28.05.2009
DOC Annex M - Table showing JRs embarked upon by selected CAJE members since 1990 Annex to the Amicus Brief 28.05.2009
PDF Annex N - Ensuring Access to Justice in England and Wales (Sullivan Report) Annex to the Amicus Brief 28.05.2009
PDF Annex O - Review of Civil Litigation Costs (Jackson Preliminary Report) Annex to the Amicus Brief 28.05.2009
DOC Annex P - CAJE complaint to the European Commission Annex to the Amicus Brief 28.05.2009
PDF Annex Q - Chambers Annex to the Amicus Brief 28.05.2009
PDF Annex R - Judgment in Corner House Annex to the Amicus Brief 28.05.2009
PDF Letter to the parties concerned of communications 23, 27 and 33 with regard to decisions for discussion plans of these three communications Letter from the secretariat 27.05.2009
PDF Letter from Johnson Solicitors on behalf of the communicant with judicial costs related to the case Letter from solicitors on behalf of communicant 23.06.2009
DOC Letter from the Party concerned communicating its position Letter from the Party concerned 23.06.2009
TIFF Annex - Documents supporting the position of the Party concerned Letter from the Party concerned 23.06.2009
PDF Letter from the communicant with the Adoption Statement 1991 regarding the Belfast Harbour Local Plan 1990-2005 (cover message) Letter from the communicant 23.06.2009
PDF Annex 1 - Adoption Statement 1991 Annex 1 to the letter 23.06.2009
DOC Letter explaining beaches of Article 6 (Cover) (main text) Letter from the communicant 10.07.2009
DOC Letter responding to the points raised at CC-24 (text) (disclaimer) From the Party concerned 22.07.2009
PDF Annex 2- Amended planning agreement
(version re-sent on 3 August 2009)
Annex to the letter 22.07.2009
(03.08.2009)
DOC Annex 3 - The national legislation of Northern Ireland which implements Article 6 of the Convention Annex to the letter 22.07.2009
DOC European Court of Justice in Case C-427/07, Commission v Ireland (cover) (decision) From CAJE 27.07.2009
PDF Draft statement concerning the allegation of a conflict of interest Prepared by the Compliance Committee 24.09.2009
DOC Message containing reaction from the Party concerned with regard to the conflict of interest issue Letter from the Party concerned 25.09.2009
PDF Statement concerning the allegation of a conflict of interest Prepared by the Compliance Committee 25.09.2009
DOC Statement with regard to the conflict of interest issue Letter from CAJE 30.09.2009
PDF Message containing reaction from the communicant with regard to the conflict of interest issue Letter from the communicant 05.10.2009
PDF Message to all parties concerned (including the amicus) with regard to the outcome after CC-25 and the following steps concerning the case Letter from the secretariat 13.11.2009
DOC Message updating the Compliance Committee on the publication of Lord Justice Jackson's Report on Civil Litigation Costs on 14th January 2010 Letter from CAJE 20.01.2010
DOC Letter on the cost issue with regard to C23, C27 and C33 Message from CAJE 17.03.2010
DOC Message from Environmental Law Foundation on the three UK cases Message from Environmental Law Foundation 20.05.2010
PDF Annex - Report on the three UK cases Annex to the message from Environmental Law Foundation 20.05.2010
DOC Letter from CAJE about the three UK cases (C23, C27, C33) Message from CAJE 26.05.2010
DOC Annex 1 - Letter about the Pallikaropoulos case Annex to the message from CAJE 26.05.2010
DOC Annex 2 - Final judgement of the Pallikaropoulos v SSEFRA case Annex to the message from CAJE 26.05.2010
PDF Draft findings and letters to the Party concerned and to the communicant From the secretariat 25.08.2010
PDF Response of the amicus (CAJE) to the draft findings (re C/27 and C/33) and update Sullivan Report (Annex N to the Amicus Brief) From amicus (CAJE) 14.09.2010
DOC Response of the communicant to the draft findings From the communicant 19.09.2010
DOC Response of the Party concerned to the draft findings (re C/27 and C/33) From the Party concerned 22.09.2010
  Additional comments to the draft findings (re C/27 and C/33) with annexes:
letters to the Ministry of Justice and to DEFRA
From the amicus (CAJE) 14.10.2010
PDF Findings and letters to the Party concerned and to the communicant From the secretariat 18.10.2010
PDF Follow-up on compliance From the secretariat 07.01.2011
PDF Findings (advance edited copy) From the secretariat 08.02.2011
DOC Response on follow-up From the Party concerned 15.02.2011
DOC Response by CAJE to the UK response From CAJE 25.02.2011
DOC Response by Lord Justice Sullivan's Working Group on Access to Environmental Justice to all three consultation papers of the Ministry of Justice From CAJE 25.02.2011
PDF Response by CAJE to MoJ consultation papers From CAJE 25.02.2011
DOC Response by CAJE MoJ on injunctions From CAJE 25.02.2011
  Draft report from the Committee and cover letter From the secretariat 01.03.2011
PDF Response from CAJE (email) From CAJE 14.03.2011
DOC Response from the Party From the Party concerned 15.03.2011
PDF Report of the Committee From the secretariat 19.05.2011