Sharma: The future of climate litigation in Australia

The Australian Centre for Climate and Environmental Law (ACCEL) invites you to a panel discussion on the Sharma decision and its impact on future climate litigation. This panel, chaired by the ACCEL interns, will be the inaugural ACCEL NextGen Series event.

You will hear from those directly involved in the landmark Sharma case and from experts in the field of environmental law, human rights law and Indigenous environmental rights. 

The first instance judgment recognised that the Federal Environment Minister owed Australian children a duty of care to protect them from climate change harm. Its acceptance and subsequent overturning have changed Australia’s climate law landscape.

We look forward to discussing how future litigants, the government and the private sector may be affected.

Panellists:

• Ava Princi, student litigant in the Sharma case
• Jack McLean, Associate at Equity Generation Lawyers who represented the student litigants in the Sharma case
• Ilona Millar, Partner at Gilbert + Tobin, specialising in Global Climate Change
• Professor David Kinley, Chair of Human Rights Law at the University of Sydney Law School
• Fleur Ramsay, Chair of the First Nations and Indigenous Peoples Program Working Group at EDO

FRIDAY 13 MAY 2022, 1-2pm AEST

Once registered, you will receive the Zoom link closer to the date of the webinar.

CPD Points: 1

This event is hosted by the Australian Centre for Climate and Environmental Law (ACCEL) at The University of Sydney Law School.

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