Julia Eriksen
Associate solicitor
Julia is an associate solicitor in the human rights team
Julia is an associate solicitor in the human rights department, predominantly supporting the environment team on judicial review challenges with a particular focus on climate change litigation.
Julia is currently assisting on a range of environmental and planning cases including:
- Working on a variety of transport related challenges to significant road infrastructure developments, the Road Investment Strategy and the expansion of several regional airports;
- Claims challenging the use of public money on fossil fuel projects, both through subsidies to the domestic oil and gas industry and through the funding of UK Export Finance projects abroad
- Supporting a variety of NGOs and local groups on planning consultation responses and planning inquiries.
Previous experience
Before joining Leigh Day in August 2020, Julia worked for the Environmental Law Foundation as a paralegal and prior to that, in Friends of the Earth’s legal team as a Phil Michaels Legal Scholar where she worked on cases alongside Leigh Day.
Education
She graduated from SOAS University in July 2019 with a Masters degree in Environmental Law and Sustainable Development, winning the prize for best overall course performance. She has a BA degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the University of York and is currently undertaking her Graduate Diploma in Law with the University of Law.
Julia Eriksen in the news
- Campaigners get go-ahead to challenge plans for oilfield in Lincolnshire Wolds Guardian 4.3.24
News and blogs
Planning inspector’s decision to allow oil production in Biscathorpe in Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty quashed after concession from Secretary of State
The decision to allow an oil drilling operation in the Lincolnshire Wolds Area of Outstanding National Beauty (AONB) has been quashed following a concession from the Secretary of State weeks after a landmark Supreme Court judgment on fossil fuel production.
Historic Supreme Court judgment rules planning permission for oil production at Horse Hill, Surrey is unlawful and must be overturned
In a ground-breaking judgment the Supreme Court has today, Thursday 20 June 2024, ruled that planning permission for fossil fuel production should not be granted unless and until a planning authority has properly assessed the climate impact of the project and specifically assessed the downstream greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that will inevitably arise from the combustion of the fuel.
Fighting Dirty granted High Court hearing to challenge Environment Agency over axing of pledge to test sewage sludge agricultural fertiliser for land contaminants
Environmental campaign group Fighting Dirty has been granted permission for a High Court hearing to challenge the Environment Agency (EA) over its decision to axe a commitment to have sewage sludge tested for microplastics and forever chemicals before it is spread on agricultural land as fertiliser.