Claims major projects are being delayed by environmental 'lawfare' dismissed in new research
by Lisa Cox from Environment | The Guardian on (#54R95)
GreenLaw study finds public interest litigants are not abusing court processes to disrupt developments
Claims that major developments are being regularly held up because of legal challenges to environmental approvals have been dismissed in new research.
The research by GreenLaw, a research and policy group run by law students at the Australian National University, conducted an empirical review of public interest litigation in the federal court on environmental matters over the past decade.
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