UKELA Northern Ireland half day conference
Bookings now open for our half day conference on environmental law themes in Northern Ireland
Join us for a half day conference, to be held online, looking at hot topics and themes in environmental law across Northern Ireland. We have assembled an expert speaker line up for this event, which is not to be missed. See the full programme for the morning below.
To book your place, please log in or register. We look forward to welcoming you.
Tickets
- UKELA members - £20
- Non members - £40
- Limited free tickets for student and unwaged
Programme
Speaker biographies
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9.00am
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Join the Webinar
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9.05am
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Welcome
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Chair: Brendan Martyn, Associate Director, Cleaver Fulton Rankin, Belfast
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Session 1
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Agriculture
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9.10am
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Nitrates/neonicotinoids
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Katharine Paulson, Thomson Reuters
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9.30am
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Ammonia and air quality
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Keith Finegan, Natural Environment Division, Northern Ireland Environment Agency
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9.50am
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Q&A
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Session 2
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Climate Change and Biodiversity
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10.05am
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Introduce session 2
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Chair
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10.10am
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NI Climate Change Bill
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Anurag Deb, KRW Law LLP, Belfast
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10.30am
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Trends in Environmental & Climate Litigation
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Conor Fegan, Barrister, Francis Taylor Building
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10.50am
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Q&A
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11.05am
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Break
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Session 3
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Environmental Decision Making and Governance
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11.20am
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Welcome back and introduce session 3
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Chair
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11.25am
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Update from Office for Environmental Protection
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Dame Glenys Stacey, Chair, Office for Environmental Protection
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11.35am
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Environmental Law & Decision Making in NI – Reflections of a Retired Commissioner
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Trevor Rue, former Deputy Chief Commissioner of PAC NI
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11.55am
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Governance in NI post Brexit
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Dr Viviane Gravey, Lecturer in Politics & International Relations, Queen’s University Belfast
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12.15pm
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Horizon Scan/Climate Change issues for NI Lawyers
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Becky Annison and Jenni Ramos, The Chancery Lane Project
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12.35pm
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Q&A
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12.50pm
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Closing remarks & Close of Conference
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Chair
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UKELA reserves the right to amend the programme at any time