Programme | Lawscot COP26 Conference

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Friday 29 October 2021 | 6 hours CPD | Attend online or in-person

09:00 Registration, exhibition and networking
09:30 Welcome and introduction
Mark Stephen
Conference Chair
Mark Stephen
BBC Scotland Broadcaster
09:40 President address
09:50 Opening keynote
Mary Robinson
Mary Robinson
Adjunct Professor for Climate Justice in Trinity College Dublin and Chair of The Elders
10:15 Keynote
Professor Paul Q Watchman
Professor Paul Q Watchman
Climate Change and ESG Law and Special Legal Adviser, UN Environment Programme
Emma Dixon
Interview Host
Emma Dixon
General Counsel
2 Speakers
10:45 Refreshments & Move from Plenary to Breakouts

Breakout Session 11:05 - 12:05 (choose one)

Breakout 1
Law-making, legal interventions and litigation in the climate crisis – parliamentary and legal perspectives
Alison Johnstone MSP
Chair
Alison Johnstone MSP
Presiding Officer, Scottish Parliament
Navraj Singh Ghaleigh
Navraj Singh Ghaleigh
Senior Lecturer in Climate Law, The University of Edinburgh
Professor Beate Sjåfjell
Professor Beate Sjåfjell
Dr. Juris, The University of Oslo
Tessa Khan
Tessa Khan
Founder and Director, Uplift
4 Speakers
Breakout 2
Climate change raises ethical issues: How should the legal profession respond?
Roddy Dunlop KC
Chair
Roddy Dunlop KC
Dean of the Faculty of Advocates, Dean of the Faculty of Advocates
The Rt Hon Lord Carnwath of Notting Hill
The Rt Hon Lord Carnwath of Notting Hill
Jonathan Goldsmith
Jonathan Goldsmith
Council Member of Law Society of England & Wales and former Secretary General of Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe, Council Member of Law Society of England & Wales and former Secretary General of Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe
Kyle Lischak
Kyle Lischak
Head of UK, ClientEarth
4 Speakers
12:05 Comfort Break and Return from Breakout to the Plenary
12:20 Being a climate conscious lawyer: From advocacy to daily practice
Wendy Miles KC
Chair
Wendy Miles KC
Twenty Essex, Twenty Essex
Tim Crosland
Director, Plan B Earth
Adam Woodhall
Adam Woodhall
CEO and Founder, Lawyers for Net Zero
Basil Woodd-Walker
Basil Woodd-Walker
Counsel, Simmons and Simmons
Caroline May
Caroline May
Partner and Head of Environment, Health and Safety - Europe, Middle East and Asia, Norton Rose Fulbright
5 Speakers
13:05 Lunch break, exhibition and networking
14:00 Welcome back and introduction
Mark Stephen
Conference Chair
Mark Stephen
BBC Scotland Broadcaster
1 Speaker
14:05 Afternoon opening keynote
Lord Keith Stewart of Dirleton KC
Lord Keith Stewart of Dirleton KC
HM Advocate General for Scotland, UK Government
14:25 In conversation with Ken Dalling & Rowan White
  • Leadership role of the Law Societies within the regulatory framework
  • Challenges in relation to tackling climate change
  • Opportunities and leaving a legacy for future lawyers joining the profession

 

Rowan White
Rowan White
President, Law Society of Northern Ireland
Mark Stephen
Interview Host
Mark Stephen
BBC Scotland Broadcaster
2 Speakers
15:00 Refreshments & Move from Plenary to Breakouts

Breakout Session 15:15 - 16:15 (choose one)

Breakout 3
Tackling climate change: Why gender matters
Judge Shona Simon
Chair
Judge Shona Simon
President, Employment Tribunals (Scotland)
Dr Angela O'Hagan PhD
Dr Angela O'Hagan PhD
Reader, Wise Centre for Economic Justice, Glasgow Caledonian University
Sarah Denman
Sarah Denman
Lawyer, UK Environment, Client Earth
Zarina Ahmad
Zarina Ahmad
Climate Change Communicator and Trainer, CEMVO Scotland
4 Speakers
Breakout 4
How could climate change become part of legal education?
The Rt Hon Dame Elish F Angiolini DBE,QC,FRSE
Chair
The Rt Hon Dame Elish F Angiolini DBE,QC,FRSE
Principal of St Hugh's College, The University of Oxford
Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli
Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli
Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of Glasgow
The Hon Lord Clark
The Hon Lord Clark
Senator of the College of Justice, Scottish Judiciary
Dr Peter Doran
Dr Peter Doran
Senior Lecturer, School of Law, Queens University Belfast
4 Speakers
16:15 Comfort Break and Return from Breakout to the Plenary
16:30 Closing keynote address: Ecocide - a fifth international crime?
Professor Philippe Sands
Professor Philippe Sands
Dr Rachel Killean
Chair
Dr Rachel Killean
Senior Lecturer, Director of Graduate Studies School of Law, Queen's University Belfast
2 Speakers
17:05 Closing remarks
17:15 End of conference

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