# Environmental Law & Practice: Shaping New Developments into Solution-Focused Answers for Clients

> Court-Proven, Solution-Focused Answers to 7 Thorny Questions Facing Experienced Practitioners: Directly from Top-Rated King’s Counsel, Judges and Solicitors

- Format: In-person
- Date: Tuesday, 19 November 2024, 10:00AM to 4:00PM (registration from 9:30AM)
- Venue: The Caledonian Club, 9 Halkin Street, London, SW1X 7DR
- 5 hours CPD
- Rates: Live Attendance £249.00 + VAT per person
- Status: This conference has taken place
- Book: https://whitepaper.co.uk/conferences/environmental24

## Programme

- 09:30 Registration and coffee
- 10:00 Chair's Introduction: Environmental law and practice: Shaping new developments into solution-focused answers for clients
  - Chaired by The Rt. Hon. Lord Carnwath of Notting Hill
- 10:10 BNG & NBS: Where are the key grey areas and legal choke points in implementing and managing Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) and Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) in client projects?
  - Answered by Ben Stansfield, Gowling WLG
- 10:45 Greenwashing: What are the current trends in corporate climate litigation?
  - Answered by Charles Streeten, Francis Taylor Building
- 11:20 Morning Coffee
- 11:35 EIAs: How do you steer your clients through Environmental Impact Assessments following the Supreme Court's decision in Finch? Where will future challenges come from?
  - Answered by Stephen Tromans KC, 39 Essex Chambers
- 12:10 Government Policy: Where are the legal holes in the Government’s “Environmental principles policy statement”, and how will they be filled by other sources of law, e.g. international law and common law?
  - Answered by James Maurici KC, Landmark Chambers
- 12:45 Overrun
- 13:00 Lunch
- 13:45 Human rights: How robust is the legal pathway to environmental justice through the ECHR after its decision in KlimaSeniorinnen v. Switzerland and likely application to the UK?
  - Answered by Estelle Dehon KC, Cornerstone Barristers
- 14:20 Manchester Ship Canal: How has the Manchester Ship Canal decision changed existing thinking on private law and environmental protection, and how do you advise your clients?
  - Answered by Richard Moules KC, Landmark Chambers
- 14:55 Sanctions: How vulnerable are companies and directors to criminal sanctions for environmental non-compliance, supported by recent case law and practical examples?
  - Answered by Jeremy Phillips KC, Francis Taylor Building
- 15:30 Over-run
- 16:00 Close of conference

## How to book

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