UK Public Interest Environment Law
Are you interested in finding out more or getting involved in PIEL 2009?
There will be an introductory event and planning evening for the next PIEL Conference at 6-8pm on Tuesday 14 October 2008, at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies in London. Phil Michaels (Friends of the Earth), Professor Michael Feintuck (Hull University) and Phil Shiner and Gavin Sullivan (Public Interest Lawyers) will discuss the meaning of the public interest in environmental cases. There is no need to book and the event is open to all. Students who are interested in getting involved in planning the 2009 conference will have the opportunity to talk to members of previous student organising committees.
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2009 PIEL Conference
Early March 2008 (provisional)
Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Russell Square London
Following on from the success of Public Interest Environmental Law conferences in 2007 and 2008, a new student organising committee will be making arrangements for the third annual conference in March 2009. This is not to be missed.
PIEL aims to bring together students, lawyers, representatives from NGOs, policy-makers, scientists, environmentalists and other members of the public to discuss and debate the public interest in environmental law. The conference aims to support access to environmental justice and provide a accessible network for this. In 2008 the conference looked at energy issues, focussing on local and international cases, speakers included Philippe Sands QC and Peter Roderick, Director of the Climate Justice Programme. The conference draws inspiration from the long established PIELC in the United States (see http://www.pielc.org/pages/home.html) and 2008's UK event benefitted from a live video-link to the event in Oregon.
Times and further details will confirmed in due course. In the meantime please feel free to contact us with suggestions or anything you would like to see in the 2009's conference.
