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Dr. Janis Sarra served as UBC Presidential Distinguished Professor from 2014 to 2019, an appointment by the president to recognize a faculty member who has made outstanding contributions as a scholar and academic leader. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Sarra served as director of the Wall Institute for Advanced Studies at UBC. Dr. Sarra is professor of law at the Peter A.
When the Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative (CCLI) approached Janet Looi, a senior partner at Skrine, to write a legal opinion on whether a board of directors has a legal duty to consider and disclose climate change risks, it was a natural “yes” for her.
Sadly, the idea of suing corporate board members over climate change inaction does not seem likely to go anywhere.
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To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: A team of independent legal counsel issued a legal opinion (the Opinion) on 14 April on Directors’ Responsibilities and Climate Change under Singapore law, concluding that directors of corporations in Singapore are obliged to consider climate change risks as part of their duties to act in the best interests of the company. This LawFlash summarizes the key issues in the Opinion. SINGAPORE LEGAL OPINION As background, the Commonwealth Climate and Law Institute, a research, education, and outreach project focused on Commonwealth coun...