Organised by the Law Society Environmental and Planning Law Committee in collaboration with Law Society Professional Training, this event addressed key issues affecting climate and environmental justice, including the Planning and Development Bill 2023; biodiversity and the climate crisis; ethics and climate conscious lawyering and climate litigation.

You can view a selection of slides from the leading domestic and international experts who spoke at this event below:

• Danielle Conaghan, Arthur Cox and Committee Member - Renewable Projects, Biodiversity & Imperative Reasons of Overriding Public Interest

• Niall Cussen, Office of the Planning Regulator - Climate Action & Planning; Key Enablers

• Rachel Minch SC, Philip Lee and Committee Chair - Planning And Development Bill A Practitioner's Perspective

• Gerry Liston, Global Legal Action Network - Climate Litigation: Youth for Climate Justice

• Catherine Higham, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment - Global Trends in Climate Change Litigation

Environmental and Planning Law Committee

Established in 2022, The Law Society’s Environmental and Planning Law Committee comprises solicitors experienced in environmental and planning law. The Committee monitors developments in relation to law reform or legislative proposals in the area of environmental and planning law.

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