Focus on Courts
Canada court orders new hearing in youth-led climate suit
The lawsuit is the first Canadian human rights-based climate lawsuit to be heard on its merits.
Climate-hit Pacific Islands plot landmark UN court case
Five Pacific nations plan to prosecute a key UN court case to hold climate-polluting countries accountable for their survival.
US Supreme Court allows rule limiting pollution from coal-fired power plants to remain in effect
The rule requires many coal-fired power plants to capture 90 per cent of their carbon emissions or shut down within eight years.
Analysis: Canadian climate lawsuit by young people could sway global cases
Ontario appeals court to decide if climate target violates youth rights; ruling could influence climate lawsuits globally.
Norway court rejects environmental injunction against oil and gas fields
A Norway court ruled in favor of the government, rejecting activists' bid for a temporary halt on three oil and gas fields.
Swedish court upholds ruling against Tesla in labour dispute
The court upheld a preliminary ruling that Sweden's postal service Postnord does not need to deliver licence plates to Tesla.
Alberta company fined after worker severely burned in 2021 oil and gas site fire
O'Reilly Oilfield has been fined $90,000 after pleading guilty to one count of failing to protect workers under its supervision.
Arbitration rules in favour of BP as sole buyer of Kosmos Energy’s Senegal LNG project
Kosmos Energy is barred from third-party LNG sales in the GTA project after a Paris arbitrator ruled in favor of BP.
Making customers pay for Fisker vehicles recall repairs is illegal, DOJ says
Fisker has also issued multiple recalls this year to fix issues related to door handles, faulty software and noncompliance.
Hudbay Minerals settles civil lawsuits regarding former operations in Guatemala
Hudbay Minerals Inc. has settled three lawsuits linked to its former Fenix nickel project in Guatemala, involving 13 plaintiffs, without admitting liability.
