Climate litigation becoming ‘a modern trend’
In a landmark ruling, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in favour of more than 2000 Swiss women aged 64 and over who brought…
Federal Court: October 2021
Reporting and analysis of the latest key Federal Court judgments. By ANTHONY LO SURDO SC and JOANNE SHEPARD
Federal Court: September 2021
Reporting and analysis of the latest key Federal Court judgments. By ANTHONY LO SURDO SC and DR DAVID J TOWNSEND.
Federal Court: August 2021
Reporting and analysis of the latest key Federal Court judgments. By ANTHONY LO SURDO SC and JOANNE SHEPARD.
Federal Court: July 2021
Reporting and analysis of the latest key Federal Court judgments. By THERESA POWER and ANTHONY LO SURDO SC
The Montara oil spill class action – ‘The obvious cannot be ignored’
Lay observers and expert witnesses face off in the Montara oil spill class action.
Decision making in uncertain times: pandemics, planning and climate change
How the pandemic might inform our response to climate change.
The Rest climate case settlement: a precedent by any other name?
The climate change settlement raising the bar for Australian corporate risk management.
Federal Court: July 2020
Reporting and analysis of the most notable decisions in the Federal Court. By DAN STAR QC.
This is how to sue your government over climate change, say experts
The International Bar Association (IBA) has published an extraordinary directive for courts to step in where governments may be failing to protect citizens from climate…
Risky business: super case heats up climate debate
ILONA MILLAR & SHARONA COUTTS examine how regulators, corporations and individuals are starting to see climate change as a matter of financial risk management.