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I was delighted to be one of the panellists at the recent ThoughtLeaders4 Disputes | TL4D ESG Litigation: The Current Climate conference. My fellow panel members and I assessed current ESG challenges, ESG-related litigation, the courts’ response to cases so far, and ESG issues that we expect to arise in the future. A big thanks to my fellow panellists, Sarah Hunt, partner at HFW, and  Kingsley Napley’s Katie Allard, and to our chair, Richard Clayman of Kingsley Napley. To watch the full webinar click the link in comments. #esg #litigation #climate #law #legal #lawfirm

Sharing Simpson Thacher’s latest ESG Litigation round up below. It was a great experience to work on this and take the pen on the Loper Bright decision. Give it a read for an overview of what’s happening in the field!

📅 Mark your calendars!📅 🌍As part of our mission to democratise education and enable young climate-conscious lawyers to connect to one another, Legal Voices for the Future hosts monthly knowledge sessions where we learn, reflect, and engage with important topics relating to climate change and our environment. 🌍 👇The timetable for upcoming knowledge sessions is set out below 👇 📢 February 2024 - Getting to Grips with ESG, led by LVF member and founder of Gen-R Law, Joshua Domb. Sign up using the link in the comments. 📢 March 2024 - Environmental whisteblowing - led by Alice Norga, Legal Advisor at Protect 📢 April 2024 - Climate Finance, led by LVF Stewardship Committee member Emma Short 📢 May 2024 - Climate Change and Arbitration, led by LVF member Lucia Williams 📢 June 2024 - Climate Change, International Tribunals and Disputes, led by Vice Chair of LVF Stewardship Committee, Sarah Hill-Smith Mark your calendars and we look forward to seeing you in person or online at our knowledge sessions! Ming Zee Tee Zaneta Sedilekova Sarah Hill-Smith Flora Curtis Yomna Elewa Marina Soares Riley Forson Dominika Leitane Emma Short Harriet Hall Catríona CampbellZaneta Sedilekova #climatechange #law #whistleblowing #esg #arbitration #disputes #climatefinance

Please see my most recent article on Held, et al v State of Montana, which is a decision from the Montana District Court and is reportedly the first major climate litigation decision to come from a North American court where claims based on environmental rights were upheld. This is the first article in a three-part series on climate change litigation - stay tuned for the upcoming articles.

The next lawyers to make money are the ones who will fully embrace climate change at policy and litigation level. The topics to embrace include: 1. Carbon governance, climate change, and Businesse Transformation 2. Global justice and neoliberal environmental governance; and 3. Sustainable homegrown developments on climate change. Lawyers: if we don't get into the climate change space- other professionals will and we will lose relevance.. Let us embrace strategic climate change litigation- as a low-lying fruit. Peter Wanyama Legal Counsel

Overseeing the production of Legalwise Seminars' upcoming Climate Change Litigation Webinar has been an engaging journey. I've been exploring the legal dynamics surrounding sustainability—recent cases, greenwashing regulations, and carbon credits, which has been really insightful. By collaborating with experts: Ilona Millar, Clifford Ireland, Claire Smith, Emily Tranter, and Graeme Dennis, we've produced an informative conference to aid understanding in this evolving area of law. #ClimateLaw #Sustainability #LegalCPD

📄 North Carolina Journal of International Law's 2024 Symposium: Charting the Path Forward for Environmental, Social, and Governance (#ESG) Disclosure 📆 Friday, April 5 ⏰9:00am-2:00pm 📍Friday Center, 100 Friday Center Dr, Chapel Hill, NC 27517 🔗 For info and registration, contact [email protected] #CarolinaLaw #Symposium #LawJournal #InternationalLaw #ESGDisclosure

This article by MR’s Stuart Chambers and Aaron Mann is the third of a three-part series on climate change litigation in North America. Part III discusses the potential impact of the Held decision, including the likelihood of further climate change litigation. Click here to read more: https://bit.ly/47zOZvA #MRoss #MRarticle #Environmentallaw Meritas Law Firms Worldwide

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🌿 🇦🇺 🧐 A new legal opinion, commissioned by Pollination Law and the Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative (CCLI) and authored by Sebastian Hartford Davis- and Zoe Bush, makes clear that #Australian company directors have a duty under corporations law to consider their company’s exposure to nature-related risks. #water #waterscarcity #watercrisis #tech #watertech #startup #innovation #future #sustainability #environment #technology #investment #capital #research #unitednations #climatechange #directors #directorsandofficers #insurance #risk #australia #shareholders