Posts tagged "People and Planet"

Landmark case against Treasury chucked out

Campaigners have reacted angrily after a court case which saw the Treasury accused of breaking its own rules on the spending of public money when buying the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) was thrown out …
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Treasury taken to court for RBS loans to Vedanta Resources, GCM

Ministers face embarrassment in the high court when the Treasury is forced to explain why the state-owned Royal Bank of Scotland has been lending money to the controversial mining firm Vedanta Resources, whose activities have …
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UK Treasury in court fight over RBS investments

The Treasury faces a potentially embarrassing court battle in October over its alleged failure to impose minimum environmental and human-rights standards on investments made by Royal Bank of Scotland, the state-owned lender. Three campaign groups …
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