Speakers
- Nick Sutton, Partner – Freeths LLP
- Peter Webster, Barrister – Essex Court Chambers
- Edward Rushton – Aon
- Spaces: 40
- Venue: Freeths, 1 Vine St, London, W1J 0AH
What this session will cover
Following ClientEarth v Shell, the legal landscape for ESG claims against directors and shareholders is uncertain. Join experts from Freeths, Essex Court Chambers, and Aon as they explore emerging risks, future claims, and the impact on insurers and policyholders.
In the wake of the Court of Appeal’s decision in Client Earth v Shell, it is unclear and uncertain where and how environmental activists and political lobbyists can go next in any legal cause of action against directors and/or shareholders of companies who are failing to meet their ESG and ‘green’ credentials, notwithstanding public declarations and commitments to do so.
Nick Sutton, commercial litigation partner and insurance specialist at Freeths, and Peter Webster, barrister at Essex Court Chambers, discuss with market leading D&O insurance brokers, Aon the interplay between similar such actions that might arise in future and those against energy, retail and FMCG companies in particular, with a view to forecasting what is on the horizon for D&O policyholders and insurers in relation to climate change litigation.
Event Contact Details
Name: Andrea Holmes
Email: andrea.holmes@freeths.co.uk
Freeths LLP, Essex Court Chambers
