Specialists in Australian climate change law
Equity Generation Lawyers is a specialist Australian law firm focused on complex litigation and legal advice at the intersection of climate change, biodiversity, human rights, corporate accountability and financial risk.
Parents for Climate v EnergyAustralia (Offsets Greenwashing)
Go Neutral Litigation – EnergyAustralia acknowledges issues with “offsetting” and moves away from carbon offsets for its residential customer products
O’Donnell v Commonwealth Settlement Statement
This statement is made by the Commonwealth of Australia in settlement of the proceeding commenced in the Federal Court of Australia by Kathleen O’Donnell against the Commonwealth (Proceeding No VID482/2020).
Statement by Guy and Kim Abrahams on CBA
Guy and Kim Abrahams welcome the Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s (CBA) updated climate change-related commitments on financing fossil fuel activities announced on 9 August 2023.
Corporate immunity from investor litigation
In 2024 Australia’s Federal Government introduced legislation to make large private and public corporations, superannuation funds and asset managers immune from private litigation on climate change transition plans and other…
Superannuation Trustee Duties and Climate Change
Noel Hutley SC and James Mack, instructed by Equity Generation Lawyers, have delivered a memorandum of opinion Superannuation Trustee Duties and Climate Change dated 16 February 2021.
McVeigh Settlement Statement
The parties have agreed to settle litigation brought by one of its members, Mark McVeigh, in respect of its handling of climate change risk.