JUDICIAL REVIEW OF THE GOVERNMENT'S DECISION TO RENEW THE TRIDENT NUCLEAR WEAPONS SYSTEM

In the High Court on 26th January, Lord Justice Scott Baker refused NIS permission to appeal Mr. Justice Simon’s decision of 10th June 2008 not to grant permission to claim Judicial Review of the Government’s 2006 Defence White Paper and its decision to renew the Trident nuclear weapons system. The question of Consultation was not pursued.

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Date: Monday 26th January 2009, Time: 10.30am, Location: High Court, Strand, London

A date has been set for the Nuclear Information Service Appeal, calling for governmental accountability of the illegality of the replacement and maintenance of the UK’s nuclear weapon system proposed in the Government’s White Paper, ‘The Future of the United Kingdom’s Nuclear Deterrent’, published on 4 December 2006.

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Thank you for your support and interest in the NIS case against Trident.

We have now submitted our Appeal Skeleton Argument. The MoD have an opportunity to answer our points, then a High Court judge looks at both papers to assess the chances of a successful Appeal. If s/he refuses an Appeal, we have the right to an oral hearing when our barrister puts our case in the high court. If we are granted an Appeal on the papers alone, work starts to prepare the case in detail.

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NIS has now lodged an Appeal of the high court's decision not to hear a Judicial Review of Trident Replacement. We seek to establish that the government is not above the law, that it has erred in law and that our case should be adjudicated by the court. NIS is appealing for donations towards the cost of the initial Appeal process and if you are able to help please click the donate button and write JR Fund on your donation (click on 'Add special instructions for the Merchant' on the Paypal checkout page). For more details.. ... more

On Tuesday 10th June, Mr. Justice Simon refused the Nuclear Information Service (NIS) permission to bring a Judicial Review of the Government's White Paper, 'The Future of the United Kingdom's Nuclear Deterrent', published on 4 December 2006. Judge Simons did not accept that The White Paper's assertion of compatibility of the Government's decision to replace the UK's nuclear weapons system with its international law obligations requires adjudication by a Court. ... more

Bethesda's USEC Argues to Impose Anti-Dumping Duties on French Firm implications not only for the energy industry but also for efforts to dismantle some nuclear weapons.

The Supreme Court said yesterday that it would hear a dispute between USEC http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/related/topic/USEC?tid=informline of Bethesda and a French supplier of low-enriched uranium in a case the federal government said has implications not only for the energy industry but also for efforts to dismantle some nuclear weapons.

Justices agreed to consider in their term that begins next fall whether anti-dumping duties can be imposed on Eurodif, which supplies utilities in the United States with low-enriched uranium, a critical component in the domestic production of nuclear power.

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NIS legal challenge to the UK government decision to replace the Trident nuclear weapons system until 2050.

On Tuesday 10th June 2008, the high court will hear the NIS case for challenging the government's plan to renew the Trident nuclear weapons system. Grounds for the claim are that the government failed to carry out a promised Consultation and that building a new nuclear system is contrary to international law and the Non- Proliferation Treaty.

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