Unedited: Solicitors can help heavy-emitters transition to net zero – but may also refuse to act, Chancery Lane confirms in ‘milestone’ advice.
— Read on www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/law-society-issues-landmark-guidance-on-climate-change/5115751.article
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Big news for climate conscious lawyering today. The Law Society has issued new climate guidance & its momentous stuff: “Law firms can refuse to act for polluters if the client’s activities inhibit progress toward net zero” https://t.co/uFd1G3MNT1
— Paul Powlesland (@paulpowlesland) April 19, 2023
Here’s the full report. It very much confirms that the ‘Lawyers Are Responsible’ declaration of a few weeks ago is not radical woke nonsense, but a sensible response by ethical lawyers to the greatest crisis we have ever faced https://t.co/Bnzk0Kp0rr
— Paul Powlesland (@paulpowlesland) April 19, 2023