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Update: Consultation on General Licences in Northern Ireland

Wild Justice 15th February 2022 No Comments

Back in December, Wild Justice were successful in a legal challenge to Northern Ireland’s general licences for the killing of wild birds. At the time, the Department of Agriculture, Environment…

It’s our birthday!

Wild Justice 13th February 2022 No Comments

Three years ago Wild Justice had its public launch. We’re still very much new kids on the conservation block and yet, with your support, we’ve made some progress on a…

Delaying tactics

Wild Justice 11th February 2022 No Comments

We’ve learned, since our public launch on 13 February 2019, that public bodies almost always try to delay any legal challenge against them, despite the procedures set out for judicial…

Our legal letter challenging Defra’s General Licence GL42

Wild Justice 10th February 2022 No Comments

We recently blogged about our initial steps to challenge Defra on the lawfulness of General Licence GL42. Whilst we wait for a response, here is the letter setting out the…

Wild Justice starts legal challenge of DEFRA’s general licence GL42.

Wild Justice 7th February 2022 No Comments

Our infographic above captures the absurdity of DEFRA’s position on whether birds such as Pheasants and Red-legged Partridges are or are not livestock. It seems they are whenever it suits…

Wild Justice Raptor Forensic Fund helps secure conviction of buzzard-killing gamekeeper John Orrey

Wild Justice 28th January 2022 No Comments

Gamekeeper John Orrey, 63, of Hall Farm, Kneeton, Nottinghamshire was sentenced today at Nottingham Magistrates Court (see here) after being convicted of the following 5 x wildlife crime and 4…

An open letter to the statutory conservation sector

Wild Justice 28th January 2022 No Comments

Wild Justice is one of a very large number of NGO signatories to this open letter to the statutory conservation sector in England, Wales and Scotland. It’s pretty strong wording…

Judicial Review and Courts Bill – we get a mention, but not by name

Wild Justice 26th January 2022 No Comments

Yesterday the Judicial Review and Courts Bill was debated in Committee. The Opposition were trying to get rid of Clause 1 which would allow, under some circumstances, judges to impose…

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Update: Consultation on General Licences in Northern Ireland

It’s our birthday!

Delaying tactics

Our legal letter challenging Defra’s General Licence GL42

Wild Justice starts legal challenge of DEFRA’s general licence GL42.

Wild Justice Raptor Forensic Fund helps secure conviction of buzzard-killing gamekeeper John Orrey

An open letter to the statutory conservation sector

Judicial Review and Courts Bill – we get a mention, but not by name

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