Scottish Government actions to address the ‘prohibitive expense’ of taking environmental cases to court have been branded ‘truly woeful’ by campaigners ...
New briefing: Investigation reveals why legal expenses regime needs reform
In October 2021, ERCS submitted a FOI request as part of an investigation into the impact of Protective Expenses Orders. The information disclosed reveals how the current system continues to act as a barrier to justice ...
Scottish Ministers pressed for details over pledge to fix climate law breach – press release
Scottish Ministers are currently refusing to produce the full climate impact assessment of the carbon emissions expected to be generated by their £26bn Infrastructure Investment …
October e-bulletin
Check out our October e-bulletin. Read our latest news, blogs and resources including our review of our first Environmental Rights Summit ...
Progress on human rights, backsliding on justice, and our first climate litigation case: looking back on a whirlwind summer
With consultations on environmental governance and the Human Rights Bill, as well as our first climate litigation case, life has been busy at ERCS. What are the key takeaways? ...
New briefing condemns the Environmental Governance review as an unlawful failure
A new ERCS briefing responds to the Scottish Government's Environmental Governance Review, highlighting our deep disappointment with the poor quality of the Report ...
ERCS is recruiting an Operations & Development Manager and Policy & Comms Officer – apply now!
ERCS is growing and we are looking for an Operations & Development Manager and a Policy & Communications Officer to join our team ...
Scottish Government admits climate law breach and says it will fix it – press release
ERCS and Good Law Project have forced the Scottish Government to accept it has breached climate commitments and to start “urgent work” on a “remedy” ...
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