In a setback for climate change claimants, on 15 March 2022 a three-judge panel of the Full Federal Court of Australia overturned the earlier decision of the Federal Court of Australia in Sharma v Minister for the...more
3/30/2022
/ Appeals ,
Australia ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Class Action ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Mines ,
Duty of Care ,
Environmental Litigation ,
EPBC Act ,
Estoppel ,
Evidence ,
Expert Witness
The Court of Appeal's recent decision in Kadie Kalma & Ors v African Minerals Ltd stands as a stark reminder of the risks and responsibilities companies bear when operating in sectors and jurisdictions with a high risk of...more
3/21/2020
/ Africa ,
Appeals ,
Dismissals ,
Duty of Care ,
Human Rights ,
Mining ,
Negligence ,
Parent Corporation ,
Police Brutality ,
Police Misconduct ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
UK ,
Vicarious Liability
In its recent decision in R. v Secretary of State for Transport, the Court of Appeal ruled that the UK Government had failed to take into account the commitments it made under the 2016 Paris Agreement on climate change when...more