What’s happening in 2013
What’s the timetable for 2013 with HS2? We’ve listed some key expected dates – but as always with HS2,...
Tag: judicial review
Y the delay?
Back in October, when Patrick McLouglin, the newly appointed Secretary of State for Transport told Conservative Party Conference that...
Unexpected revelations from the Government in the High Court
The final day of a nine day legal marathon of judicial reviews relating to HS2 concluded yesterday with the...
HS2 Judicial Reviews end with DfT saying there is a difference between ‘full and ‘fair’ compensation.
The five Judicial Reviews being held into HS2 have concluded today (13th December) after a nine-day hearing, two days...
Is HS2 only a policy? – judicial review day 6
On Monday, 51M’s lawyer began responding to the government’s argument, disputing the secretary of state’s argument that the HS2...
DfT can’t decide whether it has decided or not? – Judicial review day 4
The government began its defence of the HS2 rail line this afternoon with Tim Mould QC making the surprise...
Judicial Review, Day 3
David Elvin QC began making HS2AA’s case on Tuesday afternoon (after lawyers for the 51M group of local authorities...
More delays for HS2 as ‘cracking on’ becomes ‘cracking up’, but no—one tells HS2 Ltd.
Today (December 5th 2012), Chancellor George Osborne announced as part of his Autumn Statement that; “We’ve already set out...
Outside Royal Courts of Justice this morning – Day 1
This morning, protestors against HS2 held a photocall to mark the start of a 7 day set of legal...
The legal challenges Cameron didn’t want start on Monday.
Just a fortnight after Prime Minister David Cameron called for cutting access to justice relating to planning, wanting to...