The ICJ's Advisory Opinion

In this episode, 39 Essex Chambers’ barristers Camilla ter Haar and Ruth Keating are joined by Dr. Yann Quilcaille. Dr. Yann Quilcaille is a climate scientist with a dual background in climate science and economics of sustainable development. His research focuses on climate extremes and climate emulators.

Camilla ter Haar and Ruth Keating are joined by Dr. Noah Walker-Crawford, a Research Fellow at LSE and Imperial College specialising in the socio-legal dimensions of climate litigation and attribution science. He is the author of The Climate Trial: Law and Justice on a Melting Planet. Noah brings an insider perspective on the case of Saúl Luciano Lliuya, the Peruvian farmer who brought a groundbreaking case against German energy giant RWE.

In this episode of the Construction and the Climate Podcast , 39 Essex Chambers’ barristers Camilla ter Haar and Ruth Keating are joined by Michael Salau and Nathan Modell of Beale & Co discussing ‘Forever Chemicals: PFAS in the Construction Industry’.

In this episode, Camilla ter Haar and Ruth Keating discuss Woodhouse Investment Pte Ltd and West Cumbria Mining (Holdings) Ltd v United Kingdom. The arbitration is the first time the United Kingdom has faced a claim under the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes Convention. The arbitration concerns whether the United Kingdom's actions regarding the revocation of planning approval for the Woodhouse Colliery project constitute a breach of the fair and equitable treatment standard and protection against indirect expropriation under the 1975 UK-Singapore Bilateral Investment Treaty.

In this episode, Camilla ter Haar and Ruth Keating are joined by Tiffanie Chan. Tiffanie is a Policy Analyst for the Grantham Research Institute’s Climate Change Laws of the World project. She is currently working on several projects exploring legal pathways to net zero, benefits of climate laws, and corruption risks in climate action. Tiffanie discusses key findings of the Grantham Institute’s annual Global Trends Snapshot, essential reading for those interested in climate change law.

In this episode, 39 Essex Chambers' barristers Camilla ter Haar and Ruth Keating are joined by Cristina Refolo. Cristina is the Founding Director of Refolo Landscape Architects. Cristina is a Chartered Member of the Landscape Institute with over two decades of professional experience. Over the years, she has built up a wealth of expertise across a range of sectors, including urban regeneration schemes with integrated Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS), educational landscapes, residential developments, and aquatic systems.Camilla, Ruth and Cristina discuss nature based water management, SuDS and Sponge Cities & why you and or your clients need to know about them.

In this episode, 39 Essex Chambers' barristers Camilla ter Haar and Ruth Keating discuss the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) landmark Advisory Opinion on the Obligations of States in respect of climate change.

In this episode, Camilla and Ruth discuss the recent decision of the Higher Regional Court of Hamm in Lliuya v RWE and what this might mean for the construction sector.

In this episode, Camilla and Ruth are joined by Jonathan Cope and Matthew Molloy.Jonathan and Matt both originally qualified and practised as quantity surveyors before undertaking their legal training. They are extremely experienced dispute resolvers and they have been appointed in almost 1500 construction and engineering disputes. They are the authors ‘Adjudicating Construction and Engineering Disputes’.Jonathan and Matt share insights on adjudicating disputes relevant to sustainability and the climate.

Camilla and Ruth are joined by Will Arnold. Will is head of climate action at The Institution of Structural Engineers. Will leads the Institution’s response to the climate emergency, bringing sustainability action into all aspects of its workWill shares his insights into the regulation of embodied carbon around the world.