Law Society hosts
specialist environmental debate on marine
pollution
The State of the Ocean
will be the topic of discussion at the forthcoming 'Castle Debate',
to be held at the Law Society on November 1st.
The free debate, chaired by
Pamela Castle OBE, will focus on the extreme degradation of our
seas by overexploitation, pollution, and climate change.
The event boasts a wide range of
leading expert speakers including Sir Crispin Tickell GCMG KCVO,
British diplomat, environmentalist, and academic,
Kate Harrison of Harrison Grant
solicitors who specialises in Law and regulation and David Baldock,
Executive Director, Institute for European Environmental
Policy.
They will consider the factors
causing adverse changes in the chemistry of the ocean with loss of
marine life, habitats and eco-systems.
The Law Society has thrown its
weight behind this second programme of Castle Debates, a series of
high level environmental debates with leading scientific, legal and
governmental speakers, organised in association with Sykes
Environmental and sponsored by the ENDS Report.
The future for renewable energy
and heat, sustainable buildings, UK water security, sustainable
transport and food security have been the topics of discussion in
the previous 'Castle Debates', a series of high level environmental
debates with leading scientific, legal and governmental
speakers.
The Law Society is supporting
this series of events as part of its commitment to managing,
monitoring and reducing the environmental impact of its own
operations as well as working with its members to support the
collective reduction of the profession's carbon footprint and
adoption of more environmentally sustainable practices through the
Legal Sector Alliance.
Solicitors and wider members of
the legal profession are invited to attend the forthcoming debate,
which will be held at the Law Society.
A Law Society spokesperson said:
'Acting on climate change is in our collective interest,
individually, as businesses and as a profession. The clients and
employees of law firms across England and Wales recognise that
immediate action to reduce our adverse impact on the planet's
resources is necessary and imperative. Being a member of the Legal
Sector Alliance is an opportunity to demonstrate commitment and
enables firms to share best practice and understanding of current
industry trends.”
Pamela Castle, OBE, Chair of the
Castle debates, said: “The purpose of these Debates is to
provide objective and factual clarification on a wide range of
environmental issues which are fundamental to our future health and
prosperity, emphasising the crucial roles of law and regulation and
Government policy”.
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Notes to Editors
1.5 CPD hours per
debate
The State of the Ocean: 1st
November, the Law Society, Chancery Lane
Waste Policy: 1st December, the
Law Society, Chancery Lane
Loss of Biodiversity: 1st
February , the Law Society, Chancery Lane
Chemicals in the Environment:
6th March, the Athenaeum Club, Pall Mall
Air Pollution: 17th April, the
Law Society, Chancery Lane
Timings
9.30am - 10.00am registration
and refreshments
10.00am - 11.30am speaker
presentations, Q&A
Admission is free
Location: The Law Society, 113
Chancery Lane, WC2A 1PL
To register your interest and
join environmental policymakers, entrepreneurs, lawyers,
scientists, academics and others at the debates, please
e-mail:
events@lawsociety.org.uk
Find out more about the Legal
Sector Alliance:http://www.legalsectoralliance.com/