Landmark Chambers' Environmental Law Conference: biodiversity

This year’s Environmental Law conference will focus on biodiversity, and how impacts on biodiversity are assessed, controlled and compensated for, and on legal measures to improve biodiversity in the UK.

Overview

Ashworth Centre, Lincoln's Inn, London, WC2A 3TL

Landmark's Environmental Law Conference aims to give environment practitioners, solicitors and local authority clients an overview of significant developments in Environmental Law.


Fees
Conference fee Early bird: £129+VAT until 10 April and £199+ VAT thereafter. Please note that there are a limited number of complimentary places available for Local Authority, NGOs and charity delegates (one per Council or organisation). If you are eligible for a free place, please email: seminars@landmarkchambers.co.uk

CPD: 4

Programme

9.30 Registration & refreshments

10.00 Introductory remarks – Lord Carnwath

10.10 Biodiversity: international obligations - TBC

10.40 Securing biodiversity net gain – Dominic Woodfield (Bioscan) & Jacqueline Lean

11.10 Questions

11.20 Refreshments

11.45 Nature recovery and the general biodiversity duty – Jenny Wigley KC

12.15 Panel Discussion - The Planning and Infrastructure Bill and Species Protection – Jenny Wigley KC, Richard Turney KC, Dominic Woodfield (Bioscan)

13.00 Lunch

13.50 Rewilding: legal problems – Siân McGibbon

14.20 Downstream emissions and ecological impacts – Richard Turney KC

14.50 Questions

15.00 Refreshments

15.20 Habitats case law update – Dr Ashley Bowes

15.50 Panel Discussion

16.30 Networking (drinks and canapes)