Seminar: The Future of Corporate Climate Change Litigation in the Netherlands

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In recent years, several high-profile climate cases have been brought against companies in the Netherlands. Notably, the case against Shell and the case against KLM – focused on greenwashing – have drawn considerable attention. More cases have been announced, including a second case against Shell and a case against ING. These developments provide a reason to take a closer look at the evolution of corporate climate change litigation in the Netherlands, particularly with a view to understanding what the future of this phenomenon might look like. The seminar is organized by the Utrecht Centre for Accountability and Liability Law (UCALL) and the British Institute of International and Comparative Law.

The seminar is part of the project of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law: . We will discuss the future of corporate climate change litigation from several perspectives, including empirics, comparative law, financial law, consumer law, tort law, criminal law and human rights law.

Programme

The exact times may change. The titles below are tentative.

09:15 – 09:30

Welcome

09:30 – 10:00

Introduction to the Project: Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics
Dr Ivano Alogna, Leader of the Project, and Senior Research Fellow in Environmental and Climate Change Law at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL)

10:00 – 10:30

Developments and key-issues in Dutch Corporate Climate Change Litigation
Prof. Elbert de Jong, Professor of Private Law and Director of UCALL

10:30 – 11:00

Greenwashing Litigation
Frank Peters, Lawyer and Founder Rubicon Impact & Litigation.

11:00 – 11:15

Coffee Break

11:15 – 11:45

Corporate Duties of Climate Care and Scope 3 Emissions
Prof. Edward Brans, Professor of Sustainability and Environmental Liability at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ and Lawyer at Pels Rijcken

11:45 – 12:15

Corporate Climate Change Litigation and Financial Law
Prof. Tomas Arons, Professor of Financial Law and Collective Redress, UCALL.

12:15 – 13:00

Lunch

13:00 – 13:30

The Direct Effect of International Law in Dutch Civil Litigation: Implications for Corporate Climate Accountability
Dr. Anneloes Kuiper, Assistant Professor of Private Law, UCALL

13:30 – 14:00

Corporate Criminal Liability for Climate Change
Dr. Anne-Jetske Schaap, Assistant Professor of Criminal Law, UCALL
Eva Floris, PhD Candidate UCALL

14:00 – 14:30

Corporate Climate Change Litigation in Germany
Prof. Marc Philippe Weller, Director of the Institute for Comparative Law, Conflict of Laws, and International Business Law, Heidelberg ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ 

14:30 – 15:00

Corporate Climate Change Litigation in France
Pauline Abadie, Associate Professor of Law and Member of IDEP (Institute of Ethical Heritage Law) at Paris-Saclay ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ
Mathilde Hautereau-Boutonnet, Professor of Private Law and Researcher in Environmental Law at Aix-Marseille ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ

15:00 – 15:15

Coffee Break

15:15 – 15:45

The Impact and Effects of Corporate Climate Change Litigation
Daan van Maurik, PhD Candidate, UCALL

15:45 – 16:30

General Discussion & Closure

Registration

Please register via the link below. Participation is free of charge, but the available spots are limited. There are no possibilities for online participation.

Contact: UCALL@uu.nl

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Location
Johanna Hudig Building (Alex Brenninkmeijer hall), Achter Sint Pieter 200, Utrecht
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Free of charge
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