Breakfast Seminar: The New Aarhus Costs Rules

On Thursday 23rd March Landmark Chambers is holding a breakfast seminar on the new Aarhus costs rules which came into force on 28th February 2017.

The rule changes follow a consultation Costs Protection in Environmental Claims Proposals to revise the costs capping scheme for eligible environmental challenge in 2015. The changes are significant both in terms of scope and the protection offered. This seminar will explore issues arising under these new rules.

The topics covered include:

Scope: What cases (and claimants) are now covered? - James Maurici QC
The new financial disclosure requirements - Richard Turney
The incorporation of the Edwards principles and varying caps - Matthew Dale-Harris
Other issues (transitional provisions, multiple parties, costs when Aarhus protection challenged) - Heather Sargent
Legal challenges to the Aarhus rules: the role of the ACCC; Venn (CO/2996/2016) and FoE, Client Earth - Hannah Gibbs

David Elvin QC is chairing.