Tag: sustainability
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BHP’s Liability in the Mariana Dam Disaster: Court Decision Explained
By Riley Forson – Legal Voices for the Future Stewardship Committee In November 2025, the English High Court handed down the first stage judgment in the Mariana dispute[1]. The first stage hearing dealt with the question of liability of the UK domiciled parent company alleged to be liable for the worst environmental catastrophe in Brazilian…
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September 2025 Newsletter
Dear LVF Members Welcome to LVF’s September newsletter – we hope you’ve had a lovely summer and didn’t miss us too much over the August break! This edition of Legal Voices for the Future’s the newsletter includes: Our upcoming LVF Education and LVF Community events Our latest member blog posts on ‘Holding Fossil Fuel Corporations…
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July 2025 Newsletter
Dear LVF Members Welcome to Legal Voices for the Future’s July newsletter! This edition includes: Opportunities to host your own knowledge session A look back at our July knowledge session with Hausfeld on the KlimaSeniorinnen decision Our upcoming LVF Education and Community events Members Survey open – we would love your feedback! A selection of films on…
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June 2025 Newsletter
Dear LVF Members Welcome to Legal Voices for the Future’s June newsletter! This edition includes: Our upcoming LVF Education and Community events Courses, mentoring and the next generation Our first member Q&A with Matilda Lorkin on her experience at COP29 A friend of LVF said “If not now, then when? If not me, then who?”. While…
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Legal Voices for the Future at Wakelyns Agroforestry
Reflections from Harriet Hall, co-chair of the LVF Stewardship Committee On 10-11 May 2025, a group of 30 LVF members travelled to Wakelyns Agroforestry in Suffolk, for our first LVF field trip, generously hosted by David Wolfe KC and Amanda Illing. Wakelyns is a pioneering 22.5 hectare farm that combines agroforestry, food, community, research and environmental…
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May 2025 Newsletter
Dear Members Welcome to LVF’s May newsletter! This edition of Legal Voices for the Future’s newsletter includes: Our upcoming LVF Education and LVF Community events Opportunities to increase your understanding of the climate and biodiversity crises Our first member’s blog post! Carol Yuen has written about LVF’s trip to the SOIL Exhibition. As we focus…
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Reflections on soil
By Carol Yuen, LVF Stewardship Committee Member and LLM in Environmental Law and Policy candidate at UCL, 2024/25 SOIL: The World at Our Feet, held at Somerset House, was an exhibition to unearth soil’s vital role in our planet’s future. LVF members visited together on 30 March 2025. The exhibition was an excellent combination of…
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April 2025 Newsletter
Dear LVF Members Welcome to Legal Voices for the Future’s April newsletter! This edition includes: A look back at our First April knowledge session on ‘the Darker Side of ESG’ Our upcoming LVF Education and LVF Community events Other events which may be of interest to members LVF’s favourite podcasts (including an interview with LVF!) As…
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March 2025 Newsletter
This edition of Legal Voices for the Future’s newsletter includes: A look back at on our webinar with the legal team from E.ON on the Energy Transition Our upcoming events (introducing LVF Education and LVF Community) – including some available spaces on our May field trip to Wakelyns! Other events you may be interested in – including…
