IBA Annual Litigation Forum 2022
27 Apr - 29 Apr 2022
Session information
Panel 6: A conversation around a hypothetical case study
Friday 29 April (1100 - 1230)
Description
This panel will consist of a case study around the below hypothetical:
Steel company (listed), headquartered in Germany, with subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and the United States (listed company), is sued by an NGO seeking the reduction of the company's global emissions by 50 per cent by 2030.
The panel members will take on the below roles:
(1) a lawyer acting for a hypothetical claimant NGO with shareholding
Kathleen Donnelly Henderson Chambers, London
(2) a lawyer acting for a hypothetical corporate defendant
Adam Heppinstall QC Henderson Chambers, London
(3) a lawyer/judge having to decide on the matter
Dennis Horeman De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, Amsterdam
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
Sophie Lamb KC | Latham & Watkins LLP, London, England |
Speakers
Kathleen Donnelly KC | Henderson Chambers, London, England |
Adam Heppinstall KC | Henderson Chambers, London, England |
Dennis Horeman | De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, Amsterdam, Netherlands |