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A tempest of change: impact of climate-related litigation and regulation
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In this article – “A tempest of change: impact of climate-related litigation and regulation” – we discuss the rising trend of climate litigation in Canada and around the world involving both corporations and governments, ESG legislation and regulation, greenwashing claims, evolving disclosure requirements and the impacts on corporations and their boards.
This article is authored by Jennifer Fairfax, a partner and Chair of Osler’s Environmental Disputes, Investigations and Enforcement team; Lawrence Ritchie, a partner and Chair of the Risk Management and Crisis Response team; John Valley, partner and Chair of the Environmental, Social and Governance team; Andrew MacDougall, a partner on the Corporate Governance team; and Ankita Gupta, an associate in the Litigation group.
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