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Understanding Unsuccessful Climate Litigation: The Spanish Greenpeace Case

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In this case, environmental and human rights organizations, including Greenpeace and Oxfam (“the plaintiffs”), had taken legal action against the Government of Spain, alleging inadequate action on climate change. Under Annex 1 of the EU Regulation, by 2030, Spain must have reduced its GHG emissions by 37.7% compared to 2005.

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8 Must-Ask Questions Before You Hire a Freelance Lawyer

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Thankfully, many industries — including legal — have full-on embraced remote work. And for law firms, remote work opens the door to alternative hiring options, including outsourcing substantive legal work to freelance lawyers. It’s not hard to see why freelancers could represent 80% of the global workforce by 2030.

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Shell litigation in the Dutch courts – milestones for private international law and the fight against climate change

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The same holds true for substantive law of evidence, including the specific rules on the burden of proof relating to a particular legal relationship. This draft report, which also addresses the jurisdiction rules under the Brussels I bis Regulation was briefly discussed on this blog in an earlier blogpost by Jan von Hein.

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July 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Among the inadequacies found by the court was Ecology’s failure to consider climate change in drafting the permits. Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Mayor & City Council of Baltimore v. BP p.l.c. , 19-1644 (4th Cir. June 22, 2021). United States , No. 19-35708 (9th Cir. June 21, 2021). VZW Klimaatzaak v.

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April 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The court concluded that it lacked jurisdiction because administrative appeals that raised the same legal issues were still pending before the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Fish and Wildlife Service agreed to prepare a draft recovery plan for the jumping mouse by the end of January 2022, and to finalize the plan by the end of January 2023.

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