climate litigation

Study reveals 'explosion' in climate-related litigation since 2020

Management

Study reveals 'explosion' in climate-related litigation since 2020

Report details increased diversity of climate litigation since Paris Agreement, leading to indirect impacts on corporate decision making regardless of courtroom success

clock 03 July 2023 • 3 min read
Could the EU's Fit for 55 programme unleash a new wave of climate litigation?

Legislation

Could the EU's Fit for 55 programme unleash a new wave of climate litigation?

A new report by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment predicts that upcoming changes to EU law could fill the courts with a new wave of climate litigation cases

clock 23 March 2023 • 9 min read
Shell directors sued over 'flawed' climate plan in pioneering shareholder-led legal action

Management

Shell directors sued over 'flawed' climate plan in pioneering shareholder-led legal action

Suit filed by ClientEarth could set a new precedent for climate-related litigation brought by investors against fossil fuel companies

clock 09 February 2023 • 5 min read
Every business contract is an opportunity to reduce carbon

BusinessGreen

Every business contract is an opportunity to reduce carbon

You don’t have to work at a specialist environmental law firm to be a climate lawyer, writes the Chancery Lane Project’s Leonie Brabant

clock 13 January 2023 • 4 min read
The UK is on the brink of a new era of climate litigation - corporates need to get ready

Policy

The UK is on the brink of a new era of climate litigation - corporates need to get ready

The High Court's landmark decision that the UK's Net Zero Strategy is unlawful has set a precedent that could pave the way for a new form of climate litigation, write White & Case LLP lawyers

clock 11 August 2022 • 5 min read