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Climate risk and legal interventions, Saturday 21 June, 2.30pm
Mitigating climate risk: preventing litigation through proactive measures
The plenary will include a debate on the Law Society Climate Change guidance focusing on when professional duties arise and how they are discharged. The session will also address carbon accounting and reporting, examining greenwashing claims and the role of regulators like the CMA and FCA in policing environmental claims. The final part of the session will explore the frontiers of climate litigation, particularly in relation to professional services.
Chair: Prof. Benoit Mayer – Professor of Climate Law, Reading University
Speakers
- Emily Morrison – Project Lawyer, International Bar Association
- Maurits Dolmans – Senior Counsel, Cleary Gottlieb LLP
- Jessica Crow – Hoffmann Fellow in Global Climate Governance, World Economic Forum; Fellow and Affiliated Lecturer, University of Cambridge
Check out the full programme, and register your place on our website.
The UKELA Annual Conference is Tuesday 17 to Wednesday 18 June (online for all), and Friday 20 to Saturday 21 (hybrid, live from the University of Bristol).
With the theme ‘Back to the Future – Environmental Law in a New Era’, this year’s conference will bring together leading environmental experts, practitioners, and policymakers to discuss critical issues shaping the field.
Arriving in Bristol on Thursday 19 June? Do not miss the ever-popular NextGen drinks – a fantastic chance to connect with fellow attendees before the main in-person sessions begin.
All delegates will have access to recordings of the sessions following the conference. Ticket options can be found on the UKELA website, alongside the full programme.
