Margherita Cornaglia is a barrister with a specialist practice in strategic climate litigation and recently founded Doughty Street’s Climate and Environmental Justice practice team. She is experienced in providing advice on case strategies from origination through to funding and development and is instructed in landmark climate claims, including Duarte Agostinho and Others v Portugal and Others, currently before Strasbourg. She is presently on secondment, leading the development of Mishcon de Reya’s strategic climate litigation programme.
Marking Earth Day 2023, Monica Feria-Tinta talks to Margherita Cornaglia about her work in defence of forests and ecosystems and how climate change has been brought to the fore as a human rights issue
The beginning of the legal year offers the opportunity for a renewed commitment to justice and the rule of law both at home and abroad
By Louise Crush of Westgate Wealth Management sets out the key steps to your dream property
A centre of excellence for youth justice, the Youth Justice Legal Centre provides specialist training, an advice line and a membership programme
By Kem Kemal of Henry Dannell
By Ashley Friday of AlphaBiolabs
Providing bespoke mortgage and protection solutions for barristers
Joanna Hardy-Susskind speaks to those walking away from the criminal Bar
Tom Cosgrove KC looks at the government’s radical planning reform and the opportunities and challenges ahead for practitioners
From a traumatic formative education to exceptional criminal silk – Laurie-Anne Power KC talks about her path to the Bar, pursuit of equality and speaking out against discrimination (not just during Black History Month)
James Onalaja concludes his two-part opinion series
Yasmin Ilhan explains the Law Commission’s proposals for a quicker, easier and more effective contempt of court regime
