Feb 23, 2022 ESG Legal Outlook 2022: litigation risks By Satindar Dogra Rebecca James David Thomas Rachel Barrett Vanessa Havard-Williams +2 more... Show less Linklaters recently published its ESG Legal Outlook 2022, in which litigation was identified as one of the key global risks for...
Feb 16, 2021 France held responsible for failing to take sufficient action to fight climate change By Charlotte Peiffer Jean-Charles Jaïs David Thomas Rebecca James Xavier Taton +2 more... Show less On 3 February 2021, the Administrative Court of Paris ruled in what has been called the “case of the century” (L’Affaire du siècle) and...
Dec 04, 2020 Climate change litigation in Australia: key trends and predictions By Rebecca James A great piece from our colleagues at Allens on key trends and predictions regarding climate change litigation in Australia.There have...
Nov 18, 2020 Green giants: big developments in green energy on the horizon for Australia By Rebecca James Big developments, quite literally, for Australia's growth in clean energy are on the horizon. It has been reported that:1. The Asian...
Nov 18, 2020 Energy Charter Treaty modernisation discussions underway By Rebecca James Discussions regarding potential modernisation of the Energy Charter Treaty, the most frequently invoked investment treaty in...
Nov 09, 2020 Over 200,000 claims arising out of the Fundão dam collapse in Brazil - the largest group claim in English history - struck out By Rebecca James In November 2015, the Fundão dam at the Samarco mine in Brazil collapsed and over 40 million cubic metres of iron ore mine tailings were...
Nov 04, 2020 A significant settlement in a groundbreaking case results in climate pledge By Rebecca James A significant settlement in a groundbreaking case: REST Super (a leading Australian pensions fund) was alleged to have breached its...
Oct 08, 2020 Norwegian Supreme Court to hear Arctic Oil challenge - remotely - next month By Rebecca James The latest test of virtual hearings: next month, the full Norwegian Supreme Court will hear the appeal of a significant constitutional...