Articles - DAC Beachcroft

Articles by Simon Konsta

Corporations must be alive to the growing threat of climate litigation

Corporations must be alive to the growing threat of climate litigation

ESG, and particularly climate change, is now undeniably an essential plank of corporate business planning and reporting. Strategic reports demand a re ...

Changing corporate behaviour – the crucial role for auditors and accountants in the climate change fight

Changing corporate behaviour – the crucial role for auditors and accountants in the climate change fight

ESG, and particularly climate change, is becoming an increasingly essential plank of corporate business planning and reporting. Strategic reports dema ...

STRANDED ASSETS: COULD INSURERS BE LEFT HIGH AND DRY?

STRANDED ASSETS: COULD INSURERS BE LEFT HIGH AND DRY?

The transition to a low carbon economy carries both opportunities and risks. One of the risks is the stranding of assets, affecting companies and insu ...

Recent practical lessons learned on drafting witness statements and instructing experts

Recent practical lessons learned on drafting witness statements and instructing experts

Two recent decisions in the solicitors’ negligence arena provide a timely reminder of the importance of complying with the CPR. The first deals with t ...

Law Society Guidance on The Impact of Climate Change on Solicitors

Law Society Guidance on The Impact of Climate Change on Solicitors

On 19 April 2023, the Law Society issued guidance for its members to consider the way that they practise in the context of climate change. It is expre ...

ClientEarth v Shell: A reality check for climate activist litigation?

ClientEarth v Shell: A reality check for climate activist litigation?

Climate activists have received a significant setback following the rejection of the landmark derivative action brought by ClientEarth against the boa ...

Recent Charter Climate Litigation in Canada raises key questions over climate change duties.

Recent Charter Climate Litigation in Canada raises key questions over climate change duties.

In Mathur v Ontario, the climate litigation filed against the Ontario government by seven young people was dismissed, but not without clarifying some ...

Shell Under Fire: Climate litigation showcases the extraordinary impact of ESG

Shell Under Fire: Climate litigation showcases the extraordinary impact of ESG

ClientEarth has fired the starting gun for its derivative action against the directors of Shell in the High Court. Simon Konsta, International and Bus ...