SPECIAL ISSUE UNITED KINGDOM ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSOCIATION
UKELA CONFERENCE PAPERS 2016

From global to local: how international environmental law affects UK practice in energy, infrastructure, nature conservation and habitats, planning regulation and litigation
The University of Sussex, 1-3 July 2016

ARTICLES

INTRODUCTION
Foreword
STEPHEN SYKES
Chair, UKELA

Address given at the Conference gala dinner
TERRY AHEARN
Chief Executive, SEPA

FROM GLOBAL TO LOCAL: KEYNOTE
Who needs fossil fuels? Legislators accelerating the global energy transition
NICHOLAS DUNLOP
Secretary General, Climate Parliament

FROM GLOBAL TO LOCAL: THE NATURAL WORLD
Natural resource damage assessment: lessons for the EU
NICHOLAS GARD
Managing Scientist, Ecological and Biological Sciences Practice, Exponent, USA

Striking the balance: international marine conservation
STEPHEN HOCKMAN
6 Pump Court, London

The EU Habitats Directive and protected area management
HEATHER HAMILTON
Lawyer, ClientEarth
CATHERINE WELLER
Senior Lawyer, Head of Biodiversity Programme, ClientEarth

FROM GLOBAL TO LOCAL: COMMERCIAL ISSUES
TTIP: what is it and should I even be bothered?
STEPHEN TROMANS
39 Essex Chambers, London

What UK lawyers need to know about environmental and climate change issues in North America
JONATHAN KAHN
Partner, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Toronto, Canada

Commercial issues: environmental issues in China
GEOFF RABY
Former Australian Ambassador to China and Co-Chair of Corrs Chambers Westgarth China
CHRISTINE COVINGTON
Partner, Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Australia

GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN PRACTICE - THE LAW, THE CLIENT AND THE PRACTICALITIES
International law in domestic practice: advice for practitioners on how international and comparative law arises in domestic case law
JAMES MAURICI
Landmark Chambers, London

Recent developments in transboundary environmental law
PETER HARVEY
Practical Law Environment (Thomson Reuters), London

Business and the global environment: the reality of business coalitions and carbon reduction
NIGEL TOPPING
CEO, We Mean Business

Ten tips for outside counsel
PAMELA BARKER
Chair, SEER, ABA and Member, Lewis Rice LLC, USA

WORKING PARTY PRESENTATIONS
Nature Conservation Working Party
The complexities of conserving nature in the marine environment
OLLIE PAYNE and WYN JONES

Marine conservation: a personal perspective
LYNDA WARREN and WYN JONES

Noise Working Party
Effectiveness of instruments of noise control: common law and statutory nuisance
FRANCIS McMACNUS