14 September 2021
COP26 Conference - Lawyers and climate change – leaders or followers?
Friday 29 October, 9am - 4:45pm | Edinburgh or attend remotely
The Law Society of Northern Ireland has partnered with Law Society of Scotland and the Law
Society of England & Wales on a COP26 conference designed for solicitors.
Take part in a unique day of conversations and insight about
the role lawyers can play in securing a sustainable future for the planet.
You
can join the conference in-person in Edinburgh or attend online.
The conference is free to attend for our members, but there
are a finite number of spaces available so please register early to secure your
place.
Some of the expert speakers involved include:
Professor Philippe Sands
QC
The Rt Hon Dame Elish F
Angiolini DBE QC FRSE, Principal of St Hugh's College, The University of
Oxford
Navraj Singh Ghaleigh,
Senior Lecturer in Climate Law, The University of
Edinburgh
Professor Beate
Sjåfjell, Dr. Juris, The University of Oslo
The Rt Hon Lord Carnwath
of Notting
Hill
I.Stephanie Boyce,
President, Law Society of England and Wales
Jonathan Goldsmith,
Council Member of Law Society of England & Wales and former Secretary
General of Council of Bars and Law Societies of
Europe
Dr Angela O'Hagan PhD,
Reader, Wise Centre for Economic Justice, Glasgow Caledonian
University
The Right Hon Lady
Dorrian, Lord Justice Clerk
Tessa Khan, Founder and
Director,
Uplift
Tim Crosland, Director,
Plan B Earth
Adam Woodhall, Executive
Director, Lawyers for Net
Zero
Kyle Lischak, Head of
UK, ClientEarth
The Rt Hon Lord Clark
QC
Dr Rachel Killean,
Senior Lecturer, Director of Graduate Studies School of Law, Queen's
University Belfast
For full details, or to register, please visit www.lawscot.org.uk/cop26.
Links
Video Gallery
Please click here to download the promotional video