3 July 2019
London Climate Action Week: International criminal law and the environment – considering a law of ‘ecocide’
In April 2019, Polly Higgins, a British barrister, passed away after devoting ten years of her life to a campaign for a new law of ‘ecocide’ – a law that would make corporate executives and government ministers criminally liable for the damage they cause to the environment. In this blog, we consider the current framework for punishing environmental crime at international level, and what the proposed crime of ecocide might look like.
2 July 2019
London Climate Action Week: Funding environmental cases & the Aarhus fixed costs Rules
Access to justice is central pillar to the rule of law. Ensuring individuals and organisations can afford access to justice is a real challenge, none more so than in environmental cases where the success is not driven by monetary reward.
1 July 2019
London Climate Action Week: Saving Londoners from nitrogen dioxide, one judicial review at a time
According to the most recent data, two million people in London are living with illegal levels of air pollution. Nitrogen dioxide is one of the main pollutants and road transport is estimated to be responsible for 50% of total emissions.
10 May 2019
KN Green Week: Can law help save the world?
We have seen in recent months various and different attempts by those who want to change the course of government policy on the issue of climate change.
9 May 2019
KN Green Week: Confessions of a (mostly) reformed ‘Shopaholic’
For most of my life, shopaholic is a label I would have happily applied to myself. Shopping has always been a happy place for me. I have sought solace in the late night opening hours of Oxford Street’s shops after a tough day at work. I have laughed uncontrollably trying on ridiculous outfits while meandering the shops with friends on Saturday afternoons. I have felt a rush of delight at finding the perfect outfit for a friend’s wedding.
