Blowing hot and cold: Legal experts have mixed views on landmark Wexford wind farm ruling

Last week’s landmark ruling that noise from an operational wind farm is a nuisance to people living nearby could have a “gravy train” effect and trigger a raft of new litigation against wind energy companies, a legal expert has warned.

Gavin Blake, a partner at law firm Addleshaw Goddard, said the ruling was “extremely concerning” on a number of fronts, especially as the ruling related to a wind farm that is fully compliant with its ...