Speakers
- Michael Fletcher, Partner – Pinsent Masons LLP
- Emilie Jones, Legal Director – Pinsent Masons LLP
- Simon Pugh, Partner – Portland Communications
- Henry Warwick KC – Henderson Chambers
- Lucy Blake, Partner – Jenner & Block LLP
- Spaces: 120
- Venue: Pinsent Masons LLP, 30 Crown Place, Earl Street, London, EC2A 4ES
What this session will cover
Following high-profile dismissals of climate actions and with a global trend towards deregulation, is ESG litigation risk waning? In a debate presenting competing viewpoints, a panel will explore the arguments, what’s on the horizon and how businesses can protect themselves.
This session will feature a lively debate presenting competing viewpoints.
We will invite audience insights, weigh the arguments and explore further what may be on the horizon – and how businesses can protect themselves both financially and reputationally.
Topics will include:
- Public, activist and funder appetite for litigation
- Trends in investor claims, including the impact of widening corporate sustainability reporting
- Developments on parent company liability for the activities of overseas subsidiaries and suppliers
- The impact of recent decisions regarding procedural mechanisms for mass claims
- New frontiers in ESG claims: biodiversity, plastics and more
- “Anti-ESG” litigation: just a US issue?
Lunch will be provided from 13:00 to 14:00 prior to the start of the session.
Member hosts
Pinsent Masons LLP, Henderson Chambers
