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Mixing up the words ‘begin’ and ‘commence’ is ‘imprecise’ and cannot be condoned, yet such ‘loose language’ is not enough to create separate time limits for work on the proposed Swansea Bay tidal energy lagoon, the Court of Appeal has held.

The Chancery Lane Project has added 20 new terms to its glossary of legal definitions relating to climate science and the discourse around net zero.

A clampdown on the practice of greenwashing investment products has been proposed by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

Can anti-bribery & corruption compliance programmes assist corporates with environmental, social & governance risks? Liam Naidoo & Kevin O’Connor consider the evidence

European nature conservation laws remain enforceable against the Environment Agency, despite the UK having left the EU, the High Court has held in a landmark case

London-based Bishop & Sewell has become the latest law firm to launched an ESG (environmental, social and governance) advisory group to assist the firm and its clients

The in-house legal team at telecoms giant Vodafone UK has pioneered a ‘Greener Litigation’ initiative aimed at encouraging corporate counsel to reduce the environmental impact of litigation

It is important that the courts do not lose the environmental gains made as a result of the pandemic, say Francesca Berry & Karen Hutchinson

Lucy Greenwood & Leonor Díaz-Córdova discuss impactful steps we can all take towards a greener future in arbitration

Environmental, social & governance: Clare Hughes‑Williams & Sarah Crowther on why law firms should keep all three top of the agenda if they want to keep the lights on in the long term

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NLJ career profile: Liz McGrath KC

A good book, a glass of chilled Albarino, and being creative for pleasure help Liz McGrath balance the rigours of complex bundles and being Head of Chambers

Burges Salmon—Matthew Hancock-Jones

Firm welcomes director in its financial services financial regulatory team

Gateley Legal—Sam Meiklejohn

Partner appointment in firm’s equity capital markets team

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New partnership to help those navigating court alone testing Premium Content

Law school partners with charity to give free assistance to litigants in need

Rise & rise of the flexible lawyer

Magic circle firms, in-house legal departments and litigation firms alike are embracing more flexible ways to manage surges of workloads, the success of Flex Legal has shown

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Walkers and runners will take in some of London’s finest views at the 16th annual charity event

New partnership to help those navigating court alone

Law school partners with charity to give free assistance to litigants in need

NLJ this week: Government for a crypto-fuelled, UK fintech-leading future?

Could the Labour government usher in a new era for digital assets, ask Keith Oliver, head of international, and Amalia Neenan FitzGerald, associate, Peters & Peters, in this week’s NLJ

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Environment

MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ career profile: Liz McGrath KC

Burges Salmon—Matthew Hancock-Jones

Gateley Legal—Sam Meiklejohn