Why climate litigators may be coming for your company

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Lady justice on the top of the Old Bailey overlooking the offices of the city of London | Credit: iStock
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Lady justice on the top of the Old Bailey overlooking the offices of the city of London | Credit: iStock

A new era of climate- and sustainability-related lawsuits against companies is on the docket

Send in the lawyers! That seems to be the marching orders for climate activists these days. And not just the leading NGOs: Individuals, cities, Indigenous tribes, even kids are lawyering up to rush...

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