ESG Litigation

In-person 

7th February 2023 | Leonardo Royal Tower Bridge

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Agenda

Registration
9.00

Chair's Welcome
9.30

Shai Wade, Partner and Head of International Arbitration
RPC

Fireside Chat
9:40

Shai Wade, Partner and Head of International Arbitration
RPC

Graham Dunning KC, Barrister
Essex Court Chambers

ESG litigation: the picture in the UK
10.10

  • What is ESG Litigations? Why is it increasing in prominence
  • What different litigations are being driven by these issues
  • Overview of regulations within UK which are ESG related and where the future is going in terms of ESG regulations
  • The interaction between litigation and regulations
  • Process and claim mechanisms specifically in England and Wales

Tom Cummins, Partner
Ashurst

Refreshment Break
10.50

The ‘E’ of ESG - Litigation and Disputes Arising from Environmental Factors
11.10

  • Climate related actions - where are we now and how we got here
  • Environmental Litigation through an ‘ESG’ lens – old claims with a renewed focus
  • Greenwashing - a Perennial Problem
  • Who is exposed - potential attribution of liability

Rebecca Burton, Dispute Resolution Managing Associate
Linklaters

Jamie Cartwright, Partner
Charles Russell Speechlys

Katrina Walter, Lawyer (Advocacy and Campaigns)
WWF

ESG Risk Mitigation
11.55

  • What to do to prevent a litigation
  • The risk associated with public statements and disclosure
  • Involvement of experts and consultants
  • Measuring compliance

Adam Woodhall, Chief Executive and Founder
Lawyers for Net Zero

Lunch
12.35

Supply Chain Liability: The Key ESG Risks
13.35

  • Breaching sanctions
  • Social audits and responding to issues
  • Money laundering, financial crime, bribery and corruption
  • Working conditions
  • Emissions audits
  • Parent company liability

Frances Gourdie, Managing Associate
Simmons & Simmons

Daniel Levy, Partner
Enyo Law LLP

Daniel Leader, Partner
Leigh Day

Human Right’s Abuses
14.15

  • Modern slavery
  • Rohingya v Facebook
  • Whistleblowing in practice
  • #MeToo

Katherine Tyler, Legal Counsel
Kingsley Napley

Francesca West, Managing Partner
James and West

Sybille Raphael, Legal Director
Protect

Refreshment Break
15.00

Investor litigation and the Funding of ESG claims
15.20

  • FCA and PRA involvement in regulating investor/ments
  • Private enforcement beyond regulatory action: Investor claims, causes of action and potential relief
  • Group actions arising from ESG issues
  • Corporate Reputation and risk management
  • Investors vs Directors

Simon Bishop, Partner
Hausfeld

Daniel Hemming, Partner
RPC

Michael Hartridge, General Counsel and Head of Portfolio Management
Aristata Capital

The UK vs Rest of the World
16.05

  • To what extent is the UK the vanguard of ESG?
  • When do the UK courts have jurisdiction?
  • ESG litigation cases outside the UK, how are they proceeding?

Susanne Bullock, Partner
Gibson Dunn

Andrew Prynne KC, King's Counsel
Temple Garden Chambers

Chair's Closing Remarks
16.50

Shai Wade, Partner and Head of International Arbitration
RPC

9.00
Registration
9.30
Chair's Welcome
Shai Wade - Partner and Head of International Arbitration - RPC
9:40
Fireside Chat
Shai Wade - Partner and Head of International Arbitration - RPC
Graham Dunning KC - Barrister - Essex Court Chambers
10.10
ESG litigation: the picture in the UK
  • What is ESG Litigations? Why is it increasing in prominence
  • What different litigations are being driven by these issues
  • Overview of regulations within UK which are ESG related and where the future is going in terms of ESG regulations
  • The interaction between litigation and regulations
  • Process and claim mechanisms specifically in England and Wales
Tom Cummins - Partner - Ashurst
10.50
Refreshment Break
11.10
The ‘E’ of ESG - Litigation and Disputes Arising from Environmental Factors
  • Climate related actions - where are we now and how we got here
  • Environmental Litigation through an ‘ESG’ lens – old claims with a renewed focus
  • Greenwashing - a Perennial Problem
  • Who is exposed - potential attribution of liability
Rebecca Burton - Dispute Resolution Managing Associate - Linklaters
Jamie Cartwright - Partner - Charles Russell Speechlys
Katrina Walter - Lawyer (Advocacy and Campaigns) - WWF
11.55
ESG Risk Mitigation
  • What to do to prevent a litigation
  • The risk associated with public statements and disclosure
  • Involvement of experts and consultants
  • Measuring compliance
Adam Woodhall - Chief Executive and Founder - Lawyers for Net Zero
12.35
Lunch
13.35
Supply Chain Liability: The Key ESG Risks
  • Breaching sanctions
  • Social audits and responding to issues
  • Money laundering, financial crime, bribery and corruption
  • Working conditions
  • Emissions audits
  • Parent company liability
Frances Gourdie - Managing Associate - Simmons & Simmons
Daniel Levy - Partner - Enyo Law LLP
Daniel Leader - Partner - Leigh Day
14.15
Human Right’s Abuses
  • Modern slavery
  • Rohingya v Facebook
  • Whistleblowing in practice
  • #MeToo
Katherine Tyler - Legal Counsel - Kingsley Napley
Francesca West - Managing Partner - James and West
Sybille Raphael - Legal Director - Protect
15.00
Refreshment Break
15.20
Investor litigation and the Funding of ESG claims
  • FCA and PRA involvement in regulating investor/ments
  • Private enforcement beyond regulatory action: Investor claims, causes of action and potential relief
  • Group actions arising from ESG issues
  • Corporate Reputation and risk management
  • Investors vs Directors
Simon Bishop - Partner - Hausfeld
Daniel Hemming - Partner - RPC
Michael Hartridge - General Counsel and Head of Portfolio Management - Aristata Capital
16.05
The UK vs Rest of the World
  • To what extent is the UK the vanguard of ESG?
  • When do the UK courts have jurisdiction?
  • ESG litigation cases outside the UK, how are they proceeding?
Susanne Bullock - Partner - Gibson Dunn
Andrew Prynne KC - King's Counsel - Temple Garden Chambers
16.50
Chair's Closing Remarks
Shai Wade - Partner and Head of International Arbitration - RPC

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