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IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025

2 Nov - 7 Nov 2025

Session information

Wild fires and natural disasters - a case for liability?

Wednesday 5 November (1115 - 1230)

Committee(s)

Environment, Health and Safety Law Committee (Lead)
North American Regional Forum

Description

Wild fires and natural disasters- force majeure no more, but a case for liability? As the climate crisis worsens, natural disasters are no longer unforeseeable acts of god, but consequences of the states’ failure to effectively combat climate change. What are the remedies that our legal systems hold for the victims?

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