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Climate change litigation is a growing trend; and the legal industry bears witness to a rise in claims brought against both governments and private corporations for either failing to prevent, or contributing to, harmful carbon emissions across the world.
In this podcast, our Energy team considers the landmark decision from the District Court of The Hague in the matter of Milieudefensie et al. v. Royal Dutch Shell PLC, how a national court’s decision can impact the global market, and why this ruling is not to be ignored.