NSW Conferences & Seminars

Below are details of the NSW Division of NELA seminars for 2008.

Seminar:  Climate Change - Facts and Fiction

Speaker:  Professor Matthew England 

When:  Thursday, 8 May 2008, 5.30-7.00pm

Where:  Deacons, Level 18, Grosvenor Place, 225 George Street, Sydney

Seminar:  Part 3A - A Review of the Past Three Years

Speaker:  Panel, chaired by Peter Briggs, Partner Clayton Utz

When:  Thursday, 10 June 2008, 5.30-7.00pm

Where:  Clayton Utz Level 24, 1 O'Connell Street, Sydney

SOME LEGAL ASPECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE

The NSW Bar Association held a seminar presented by The Hon Murray Wilcox QC and Dr Jane McAdam and chaired by Michael Slattery QC on 24 October 2007. The interlocutor was Matthew Baird.

Dr McAdam spoke on the extent to which States have obligations under international law - in particular, international refugee law, human rights law, and environmental law - to "protect" people displaced by climate change. Murray Wilcox QC discussed the possible form of a greenhouse gasses misssions trading scheme, and some of the issues that arose in its design and implementation.

To download the speakers' papers, visit http://www.nswbar.asn.au

2007 NELA NSW Seminar Programme

The NSW Division of NELA held a series of seminars for 2007. For further information, contact Matthew Baird, the NELA (NSW) President at matthewbaird@wentworthchambers.com.au

March 22 – Environmental Crime

April 24 – Merits Appeals in the Land and Environment Court

May 8 – Native Vegetation

June 19 –Climate Change

July 10 – Heritage Protection

August 14 – Expert Evidence in the LEC

September 25 –  Water Reform

October 9 – An international Court for the Environment

November 16 – 1 day Conference – TBC

December 11 – End of Year Drinks