Events To Attend

Events to Attend

Below is a list of Events that we think you should know about whether you are an experienced practitioner or a young practitioner looking to "up your game" or simply wanting to learn from others in the field and learn about new developments.

They include conferences, webinars or podcasts on any of the following topics:

Environmental, Social and Governance
Sustainability
Business Human Rights
Climate Law / Climate Justice

The events are organised by third-party organisers and which we have either spotted ourselves as being relevant or have been informed about. They are arranged chronologically. Please feel free to let us know if you are organising anything. Currently, we only list UK online and in-person events and selected non-UK events held online.

Environmental Documentary Screening: 2040, 3 Sep 26

Hosted by UKELA, this special screening of the award-winning environmental documentary, 2040 will be followed by a panel discussion. The discussion will be chaired by Estelle Dehon OBE KC, public law silk at Cornerstone Barristers and UKELA trustee, and will explore the themes raised by the film, including the solutions already available to help address the climate and ecological challenges we face.

2040 imagines what the future could look like if we embraced and rapidly scaled up the best solutions currently available to restore our planet. Presented as a visual letter to his four-year-old daughter, the film combines documentary storytelling, dramatised sequences and innovative visual effects to create an inspiring vision of a more sustainable future.
Tickets priced at £10 with a discount available for Picturehouse members.

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Conference: Socio-Economic Rights – The Next Chapter, 10 Sep 26

This one-day conference is brought to you by Garden Court Chambers and King’s College London. The event will explore the critical questions facing human rights leaders and practitioners who use the law to advance social change. As the socio-economic duty gains traction with UK public authorities and with commencement of Section 1 of the Equality Act 2010 on the horizon, now is the time to harness and influence the next chapter on socio-economic rights. Panels include:

Practical lessons and insight from Wales and Scotland
Looking ahead to implementation of Section 1 in England
Using socio-economic rights in education, housing, climate, and social care
Advancing and enforcing socio-economic rights with the ECHR and HRA

Building a just future: human rights defenders powering the transition to green economies, 10 Sep 26

Mary Robinson Speaker Series 2026 - hosted online. As the world races to address the climate crisis, a profound contradiction is emerging: the need for a rapid and just transition has never been greater, yet the civic space and democratic participation required to make that transition legitimate and sustainable are under increasing threat. The protection of human rights and environmental defenders, civic freedoms, and meaningful participation is central to building the trust, accountability, and shared prosperity on which a truly just transition depends – not an obstacle to progress.

This online discussion will bring together representatives from affected communities, regulators and the private sector to examine the growing pressures facing those who speak out on transition projects. The panel will explore why protecting participation, debate and critique is essential to delivering a just transition, drawing on our evidence base of rising abuse against environmental and human rights defenders. Our panel will consider existing and emerging legal and regulatory responses, examples of positive corporate action, and the indispensable role that defenders and democratic participation play as core foundations of a just transition.

Global and Domestic Litigation, Environmental Destruction & the Climate Crisis, 13 Oct 26

In-person half-day (free-to-attend) Conference brought to you by Garden Court Chambers. Join the lawyers behind the landmark cases KlimaSeniorinnen, Duarte Agostinho, Finch v Surrey CC and Mussington v DCA for a half-day conference bringing together expert insight, critical perspectives, and practical lessons on litigation, rights & remedies.

Impact in Changing Times, 15 Oct 26

A one‑day GAIL Members’ event, ‘Impact in Changing Times’, taking place in London on 15 October. The programme will explore how law can support a just and sustainable economy through a mix of keynotes, panel discussions, and practical workshops. Hosted by Travers Smith.

UKELA Careers Evening, 9 Nov 26

An in-person careers event in London organised by UKELA which is ideal for anyone training or already working in environmental law. Hosted by Dentons LLP. Please create an UKELA account to register.

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Events to Attend

Environmental Documentary Screening: 2040, 3 Sep 26

Conference: Socio-Economic Rights – The Next Chapter, 10 Sep 26

Building a just future: human rights defenders powering the transition to green economies, 10 Sep 26

Global and Domestic Litigation, Environmental Destruction & the Climate Crisis, 13 Oct 26

Impact in Changing Times, 15 Oct 26

UKELA Careers Evening, 9 Nov 26

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Professional Support that Enables IMPACT

Events to Attend

Environmental Documentary Screening: 2040, 3 Sep 26

Conference: Socio-Economic Rights – The Next Chapter, 10 Sep 26

Building a just future: human rights defenders powering the transition to green economies, 10 Sep 26

Global and Domestic Litigation, Environmental Destruction & the Climate Crisis, 13 Oct 26

Impact in Changing Times, 15 Oct 26

UKELA Careers Evening, 9 Nov 26

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