📣QUASHED📣 The High Court in Belfast has ordered Mid & East Antrim Borough Council to quash its decision to grant planning permission for expansion of the Cloghan Point Oil Terminal! More to follow from Public Interest Litigation Support & Stop Whitehead Oil Terminal

Fantastic work by Stop Whitehead Oil Terminal and Public Interest Litigation Support This is a great day for local campaigners and climate justice. And not only the Whitehead oil terminal quashed this morning but Kilroot gas terminal too!! x.com/PILSni/status/…

I was at the High Court this morning to hear how Mid and East Antrim Borough Council 's planning permission for a major oil terminal on Belfast Lough has been quashed. Watch what Stop Whitehead Oil Terminal campaigners and their Public Interest Litigation Support solicitor Maria McCloskey had to say here 👇 Belfast Live belfastlive.co.uk/news/northern-…

📣 Local campaigners stop oil terminal plan in its tracks as Council forced to admit mistake 📣 Acland Bryant of Garden Ct represents Stop Whitehead Oil Terminal, I/B Maria McCloskey of Public Interest Litigation Support. Our Marc Willers KC is assisting the legal team. Read on 🔽 gardencourtchambers.co.uk/news/local-cam…

“Every #PublicInterest challenge... is a collaborative effort. I am hugely grateful to Acland Bryant, who offered advice to SWOT through our #ProBono Register, & his colleague Marc Willers KC Garden Court Chambers & Claire Nevin Francis Taylor Building for their insight and guidance.” - Maria McCloskey

We had a brilliant time at our ‘Cost of Environmental Justice’ event earlier this year & don’t worry if you couldn’t make it you can now find the conference recording on our website ✨ 🎦 player.vimeo.com/video/10042324…

VIDEO: our Director Maria McCloskey's panel discussion w/ 🟢Geraint Ellis Stop Whitehead Oil Terminal 🟢Lisa Dobbie No Gas Caverns 🟢judy osborne captures the procedural, financial & emotional challenges overcome by enviro protectors using legal tools. Friends of the Earth NI The Bar of Ireland Centre for Sustainability,Equality& Climate Action

For NI-based lawyers keen to share your expertise to create change, we want to make things as simple as possible for you. ⚖️That's why Public Interest Litigation Support set up our #ProBono Register. Last night, we were delighted to host a Register Refresher & Induction session alongside Young Bar Association NI

The three top stories on BBC News NI this evening about the murder or disappearance of different women. Horrifying. #EndViolenceAgainstWomenAndGirls

What is the future of fossil fuel projects in Northern Ireland after recent court decisions? bbc.in/4eap9C5

⚖️Environmental protectors have celebrated major court victories in recent weeks. Far from isolated incidents, these cases are part of a flourishing #ClimateLitigation movement. Louise Cullen BBC News NI shows how these wins all fit together to create change. Essential reading!

What next for NI’s major fossil fuel projects? bbc.in/3TxYDKI

The 42 women and girls who have been killed in NI in the last eight years, this was a lot of work with Claire Williamson putting long hours in to help me pull it all together belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-…

One Week To Go! At the start of November, Public Interest Litigation Support are not only celebrating Pro Bono Week UK but we are also marking our own 15th anniversary 🎉 Every day until #ProBonoWeek 2024 kicks off, Public Interest Litigation Support will share some of the insights we’ve gained over the years. #PILS15 #WeDoProBono

"Our society, culture and institutions are steeped in violence against women ... It is present on our streets, our workplaces and our homes.” (Holly Cairns TD)

#ProBonoWeek is the perfect time to remind our followers that Public Interest Litigation Support have a bespoke pro bono service for immigration practitioners in Northern Ireland. PILS Director Maria McCloskey spoke about the unmet need that was the catalyst for this service on our To Be Fair NI podcast:

📣Launching soon📣 Public Interest Litigation in Northern Ireland, researched by Lawmanity | Law for Humans, will offer campaigners, lawyers, funders, legal regulators and policymakers clear, compelling ways to increase access to justice. #PublicInterestLitigation #PILS15 Pro Bono Week UK

The #transport situation in Belfast is woeful. Buses that don't arrive. Taxis that take ages or there are none available at all. Please try and sort out the issues Translink fonaCAB Uber #EndViolenceAgainstWomenAndGirls - we feel more vulnerable & scared than ever.

British transplant surgeon Professor Nizam Mamode's harrowing testimony to the Select Committee about Israel’s quadcopters shooting at civilians and children in Gaza who were already injured and on the ground...after they had just been bombed. Pls watch

📣Lawyers of NI - we are calling on you to be early adopters of climate litigation📣 Writing for Law Society of Northern Ireland's The Writ, our Emma Cassidy 🌈💜🖤 recaps Public Interest Litigation Support's #CPD that demonstrated how you can harness your legal skills as a force for #ClimateJustice: issuu.com/www.lawsoc-ni.…