The Future of International Climate Change Disputes - With Richard Lord KC

Introduction

Living through increasingly extreme weather events means climate change litigation is only set to increase.

However, the future of international climate change litigation is not going to focus purely on challenges against governments as it has in the past - future disputes will have companies and insurers firmly in their firing line.

This short webinar will provide an update on the likely direction of travel.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• The trends in international case law, including the four cases in the ECHR, ITLOS, IACHR and ICJ
• A focus on climate change challenges being brought in the UK
• Recent international case law including the Urgenda decision and the Shell decision, as well as Lliuya v RWE and Smith v Fonterra
• How these types of challenges could be leveraged in the future across different industries and private law challenges
• Areas of particular focus for future challenge including pensions funds, insurance disputes, and greenwashing

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Thursday 5th March 2026

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