Environmental Law Conference 2021

Programme

10.00 – 10.10 Welcome and introduction – Lord Carnwath Session 1 - Part 1 of the Environment Bill 10.10 – 10.15 Introduction by Chair – Professor Richard Macrory 10.15 – 10.45 Part 1 and the legal architecture of the new regulatory provisions – Professor Liz Fisher 10.45 – 11.15 Environmental ambition in UK Law and the Role of the OEP – Professor Eloise Scotford 11.15 – 11.40 The OEP and Environmental Review – Tim Buley QC 11.40 – 11.55 Q&A 11.55 – 12.10 Break Session 2 - Aarhus Convention 12.10 – 12.15 Introduction by Chair – David Elvin QC 12.15 – 12.40 Aarhus: recent developments – James Maurici QC 12.40 – 12.50 Q&A 12.50 – 13.40 Lunch Session 3 - Climate Change and Air Quality 13.40 – 13.45 Introduction by Chair – David Forsdick QC 13.45 – 14.10 Climate Change: current issues – Matthew Fraser 14.10 – 14.35 The Bill and air quality – Jenny Wigley QC 14.35 – 14.50 Q&A 14.50 – 15.10 Break Session 4 - Biodiversity Net Gain and other conservation issues on the Bill 15.10 - 15.15 Introduction by Chair – Tim Mould QC 15.10 – 15.50 The Bill and biodiversity net gain – Richard Turney and Dominic Woodfield 15.50 – 16.15 Other conservation issues in the Bill: conservation covenants and habitats – David Elvin QC 16.15– 16.30 Q&A 16.30 Close