Can lawyers save the world? An overview of emerging disaster law

As disasters of immense scale proliferate, the composite legal response is forming into an emergent and distinct area of practice.

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A new ESG era? Deep-dive into greenwashing enforcement

What trends and themes emerge from the first three greenwashing cases to be considered by the Federal Court?

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Climate risks: Do lawyers owe a duty of care?

Lawyers owe clients a duty of care to advise on a range of risks and this duty may extend to climate risks.

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Escalated crackdown on greenwashing: Just the beginning?

Regulatory watchdogs, ASIC and ACCC, are cracking down on greenwashing claims made by businesses and the consequences for false green claims are greater than ever.

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‘Hot law’: Law Society briefing paper identifies trends in climate change litigation

The Law Society of NSW Briefing Paper brings you up to speed with the latest trends, cases and future direction of climate change litigation.

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Climate of Change in the Courtrooms

An expert analysis of recent cases in climate change litigation and what we can expect in 2022.

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Directors’ duties and the risky business of greenwashing

Hutley and Hartford Davis share some of the practical steps directors can take to reduce the likelihood of liability arising from net zero climate change…

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Decision making in uncertain times: pandemics, planning and climate change

How the pandemic might inform our response to climate change.

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The Rest climate case settlement: a precedent by any other name?

The climate change settlement raising the bar for Australian corporate risk management.

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Climate Disaster Law: does it hold the key to dealing with bushfires?

With climate change being recognised as an exacerbating factor in the Australian bushfire disaster, ‘Climate Disaster Law’ is now coming to the fore.

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