Cost: There is no charge to attend this webinar but places are limited and must be reserved in advance using this link. Once registered, Zoom will send you joining instructions to access the webinar.

CPD: 2 hours

I am pleased to invite you to our next Quarterly Environmental Update. This will be formed of three short sessions and you are welcome to join for individual sessions or for the entire webinar.  There will be a short Q&A at the end of each session.

The webinar will be chaired by James Pereira QC

Session 1: Aarhus Convention - 3.00pm

• International law origins and scope of the Aarhus Convention - Gregory Jones QC
• Environmental information and the definition of a public authority - Robert McCracken QC

Session 2: Current Issues - 3.40pm

• Water quality update - David Graham
• Wind energy - where do we stand? - Andrew Fraser-Urquhart QC

Session 3: Updates - 4.20pm

• Significant development in legislation and case law - a run down - Ned Westaway
• Hearing environmental and planning cases remotely in the Coronavirus pandemic - Morag Ellis QC and Esther Drabkin-Reiter