The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Environment & Climate Change Law: 2019

Welcome to the sixteenth edition of The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Environment & Climate Change Law. This guide provides corporate counsel and international practitioners with a comprehensive worldwide legal analysis of environment and climate change laws and regulations. It is divided into two main sections: Four general chapters, which explore topical issues affecting this area of law, particularly from a multi-jurisdictional perspective. Country question and answer chapters. These provide a broad overview of common issues in environment and climate change laws and regulations in 26 jurisdictions. All chapters are written by leading environmental lawyers and industry specialists, and we are extremely grateful for their excellent contributions.

1 Future Horizons: The Next Generation of UK Environmental Law - Simon Tilling, United Kingdom Environmental Law Association (UKELA) 2 The Courts as Guardians of the Environment - New Developments in Access to Justice and Environmental Litigation - Jerzy Jendroska & Moritz Reese, European Environmental Law Forum (EELF) 3 The Parent Trap: When is a Parent Company Liable for Environmental Harm Caused by a Foreign-Registered Subsidiary? - Jonathan Isted & Ian Jones, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP 4 Overview of Trends in Environmental and Climate Change Law in Sub-Saharan Africa - Mandy Sherwin & Michael Vermaak, Bowmans 5 Australia Maddocks: Michael Winram & Patrick Ibbotson 6 Belgium Linklaters LLP: Lieve Swartenbroux & Melissa Verplancke 7 Brazil Machado Meyer Advogados: Roberta Danelon Leonhardt & Daniela Stump 8 Canada Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP: Jonathan W. Kahn & Anne-Catherine Boucher 9 Chile LAVIN Abogados & Consultores: Julio Lavin Valdes & Andres Del Favero Braun 10 Colombia Macias Gomez & Asociados Abogados S.A.S.: Luis Fernando Macias Gomez 11 Denmark SIRIUS advokater: Soren Stenderup Jensen & Aleksander Pilgaard 12 England & Wales Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP: John Blain & Rachel Duffy 13 Finland Borenius Attorneys Ltd: Casper Herler & Henna Lusenius 14 France David Desforges, Avocat a la Cour 15 Germany Noerr LLP: Uwe M. Erling & Dr. Tim Uschkereit 16 Ghana Atuguba & Associates: Prof. Raymond A. Atuguba & Courage Asabagna 17 India M.V. Kini: Els Reynaers & Tavinder Sidhu 18 Indonesia Daud Silalahi & Lawencon Associates: Kristianto P. H. Silalahi & Maurice J. R. Silalahi 19 Italy Ambientalex - Studio Legale Associato: David Roettgen & Andrea Fari 20 Japan Kanagawa International Law Office: Hajime Kanagawa & Yoshiko Nakayama 21 Mexico LAER Abogados, S.C.: Luis Alberto Esparza Romero & David Huerta Ruiz 22 Netherlands Gaastra attorneys at law: Andre H. Gaastra 23 Russia Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (Russia) LLP: Vitaly Mozharowski & Tatiana Khovanskaya 24 Slovakia URBAN FALATH GASPEREC BOSANSKY: Marian Bosansky & Jan Falath 25 Spain Del Pozo & De la Cuadra: Covadonga del Pozo 26 Sweden Wistrand Law Firm: Rudolf Laurin 27 Switzerland Bar & Karrer Ltd.: Prof. Dr. Markus Schott 28 Uganda Katende, Ssempebwa & Co. Advocates: Fred Businge Kiiza & Edwin Buluma Wabwire 29 Uruguay Guyer & Regules: Anabela Aldaz Peraza & Betania Silvera Perdomo 30 USA Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.: Denise A. Dragoo