"Under the current legal regime,
company directors may only be liable if found to be in breach of their
duty of care or for failing to address a foreseeable risk. However,
guidance from case law suggests that it is difficult to establish that
the actions or omissions of a particular entity or director caused or
contributed harm to be suffered by another. With the arrival of climate
change litigation 2.0, this will all change.
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| Supporters US federal courthouse, climate change lawsuit |
There is a rising wave of climate change-related litigation globally which is headed for Australia ... it will sink Australia, unless drastic measures are implemented."
Read the Canberra Times article
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