R (on the application of Friends of the Earth Ltd and another) v Secretary of State for Transport (Heathrow Airport Ltd, interested party)
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Judge | Lord Reed,Lord Hodge,Lady Black,Lord Sales,Lord Leggatt |
| Judgment Date | 16 December 2020 |
| Neutral Citation | [2020] UKSC 52 |
| Year | 2020 |
| Court | Supreme Court |
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