Climate change class actions likely as court finds duty of care owed to children

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Ashurst 2021-05-28 2:03 pm By Miklos Bolza | Sydney

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Class actions are the next battleground following Thursday’s Federal Court ruling that the government owes a duty of care to protect children from the risks of climate change, according to a number of legal experts.

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