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Open-Access Online Training: Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Litigation

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Date: 27 - 28 November 2025

Time: 13.00 - 15.50 (UK time)

Venue: Online

  

Session Outline

This open-access online course, hosted by the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL), offers a focused introduction to the main legal and practical dimensions of the rapidly evolving field of corporate climate litigation. Bringing together leading scholars, judges, and practitioners from around the world, the short course provides a comparative perspective on how different legal systems are addressing corporate accountability for climate-related harms.

The course forms part of the Global Toolbox on Corporate Climate Litigation, a BIICL-led initiative that advances comparative analysis, capacity building, and the exchange of legal and scientific insights in climate litigation involving corporations.

Format and Audience

The course is free and open-access, designed for lawyers, academics, policymakers, and professionals interested in climate change law, corporate accountability, and litigation trends.

Places are limited, so registration will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

Certificate

Participants who attend at least 80% of the live sessions will receive a BIICL Certificate of Participation. Certificates will be issued electronically after attendance is verified.

Outputs

All sessions will be recorded, edited, and later published in an accessible video format on the BIICL Corporate Climate Litigation Platform, ensuring the materials remain available as an educational resource for a wider audience.

Convenors

  • Dr Ivano Alogna, Senior Research Fellow in Environmental and Climate Change Law; Director, Global Toolbox on Corporate Climate Litigation, BIICL
  • Crisela Bernardino, Research Fellow in Climate Change Litigation and International Law, BIICL
  • Anthony Wenton, Research Fellow in Public International Law, BIICL


Pricing and Registration 

This training session is free to attend but pre-registration is required.
  

REGISTER HERE  

Programme

Across two days, the course will combine academic and practical perspectives through thematic sessions and interactive discussions:

Day 1 - Access to Justice and Doctrinal Foundations

13:00-13:50 - Standing and Justifiability

Speakers:

  • Prof. Pilar Moraga Sariego, Professor of Environmental Law, University of Chile 
  • Justice Marc Clément, Presiding Judge, Administrative Court of Lyon

Moderator: Crisela Bernardino, Research Fellow in Climate Change Litigation and International Law, British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL)

14:00-14:50 - Tort Law and Human Rights

Speakers:

  • Prof. Elbert de Jong, Professor of Private Law, Utrecht University
  • Prof. Annalisa Savaresi, University of Stirling and University of Eastern Finland

Moderator: Anthony Wenton, Research Fellow in Public International Law, BIICL  

15:00-15:50 - Company Law and Greenwashing Claims

Speakers:

  • Prof. Sabrina Bruno, Professor of Business and Company Law, University of Calabria
  • Prof. Randall Abate, Research Associate and Special Advisor for Law and Justice, Ocean Nexus

Moderator: Dr Ivano Alogna, Senior Research Fellow in Environmental and Climate Change Law and Director of the Global Toolbox on Corporate Climate Litigation, BIICL

Day 2 - Litigation Strategies and Remedies

13:00-13:50 - Legal Arguments and Defences

Speakers: 

  • Nigel Pleming KC, Barrister, 39 Essex Chambers
  • Dr Omondi R. Owino, Senior Lecturer, JKUAT School of Law, and Head of Environment, Energy and Climate Practice, Acorn Law Advocates

Moderator: Crisela Bernardino, BIICL

14:00-14:50 - Evidence and Causation

Speakers:

  • Dr Delta Merner, Lead Scientist, Science Hub for Climate Litigation, Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)
  • Dr Kate McKenzie, CEO and Director, Climate Change Legal Initiative (C2LI)

Moderator: Dr Ivano Alogna, BIICL

15:00-15:50 - Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Remedies

Speakers:

  • Prof. Michael Faure, Emeritus Professor of Comparative Private Law and Economics, Maastricht University & Erasmus University Rotterdam
  • Michael Tiu, Assistant Professor of the University of the Philippines College of Law

Moderator: Anthony Wenton, BIICL
 

CPD Information

This event offers the equivalent of 5 CPD hours.

Contact

If you have any queries, please contact the Events team. 

Event Recording

Please note that our events may be photographed or recorded. These materials will be used for internal and external promotional purposes only by the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. If you object to appearing in recordings or photographs, please contact the Events Team to let us know ahead of the event.

Event Cancellation Policy

When you register for an event you will be asked to confirm that you have read and understood our cancellation policy.

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