Two environmental groups kicked off a legal challenge in Scotland on Tuesday to block the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields in the North Sea, with activists optimistic of success after other favourable court rulings.

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Court challenge begins against UK oil and gas field approvals

An environmental group has told a court a “substantive error of law” was made when consent was granted for new oil and gas fields in Scottish waters.

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A legal challenge over the decision to give consent to the UK's largest untapped oil field has begun in Edinburgh.

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Rosebank and Jackdaw: Legal challenge to oil field approvals gets under way

Greenpeace and Uplift hope a judge at the Court of Session will overturn the UK government's decision to grant consent for the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields.

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Greenpeace and Uplift are challenging a decision to open up the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil fields.

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Legal challenge against Rosebank oil field begins in Edinburgh

Two environmental groups kicked off a legal challenge in Scotland on Tuesday to block the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields in the North Sea, with activists optimistic of success. Regulatory approval for drilling at the Rosebank oil field, 145 kilometres (90 miles) off the Shetland Islands in Scotland's far north, was granted last year.

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A legal challenge over the decision to give consent to the UK’s largest untapped oil field has begun in Edinburgh. Greenpeace and Uplift have jointly raised a judicial review at the Court of Session, arguing consent for the Rosebank oil field northwest of Shetland ought to be paused and reassessed. The two environmental groups are also arguing against the exploration of the Jackdaw oil field off Aberdeen in the same legal case. The former Conser…

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