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Thinking - Blog

Climate impact litigation strengthened with ICJ opinion

Published on 06 Aug 2025. By Sophie Tuson, Senior Associate, Environment and Climate Change Practice Lead and Marcela Calife Marotti, Senior Associate and Catherine Zakarias-Welch, Knowledge Lawyer

On 23 July 2025, the President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) (considered the World's court) in The Hague, Netherlands, Judge Iwasawa Yuji, delivered the ICJ's advisory opinion on the obligations of States in respect of climate change. Hailed as an "historic achievement which sets the benchmark for climate action going forward", this keenly awaited opinion was, surprisingly, derived from students in the Pacific Island State of Vanuatu seeking to fight the climate crisis. In an attempt to force richer nations, who have contributed the most to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, not only to listen to the vulnerable smaller countries taking the brunt of it on the front line, but to be held accountable, they sought sponsors from other UN Member States.

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Thinking - Podcast

Navigating risk in the energy transition (With Joe Dutton)

Published on 07 Nov 2024.

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Joe Dutton, Energy Innovation Lead, at AXIS and in this episode they discuss a recent report Joe co-wrote, Navigating Risk in the Energy Transition.

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Thinking - Podcast

The insurance of systemic risks (Trevor Maynard)

Published on 23 Oct 2024.

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Trevor Maynard, Senior Insurance Advisor at Insurtech Sotera and Vice Chair and Executive Director at Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies. In this episode they discuss systemic risks.

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Thinking - Podcast

Sustainability and insurance (with Rachel Delhaise)

Published on 01 Oct 2024.

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Rachel Delhaise, Head of Sustainability at Convex Insurance. In this episode they discuss her role as Head of Sustainability and what that means for insurance.

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Thinking - Blog

FCA set to expand climate-related reporting rules

Published on 17 May 2021. By James Parsons, Associate

The FCA has revealed it will consult on plans to require asset managers, life insurers and FCA-regulated pension schemes to meet climate-related disclosure rules. In doing so, the FCA is expanding the scope of firms required to report on climate-related risks in accordance with the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD).

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Thinking - Blog

New developments in AI may put law firms at greater risk of phishing fraud

Published on 28 Apr 2023. By Will Sefton, Partner, Head of the Lawyers Liability and Regulatory Group

As the computing power of Artificial Intelligence continues to grow exponentially, we consider how generative technology may expand the reach of traditional phishing frauds aimed at law firms.

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Press and Media

The Times recognises RPC among Best Law Firms 2024

Published on 30 Oct 2023.

International law firm, RPC, has been recognised by The Times in its Best Law Firms 2024 report, an annual ranking of the top 250 law firms in England and Wales.

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