Wendy Miles KC, barrister at Twenty Essex, delivered the closing keynote address of the 2023 London Summer Arbitration School, titled “Climate Change Arbitration” on 30 June 2023. Her keynote discussed the myriad ways in which state commitments pursuant to the Paris Agreement touch upon matters before international arbitration tribunals.
Wendy Miles KC is a member at Twenty Essex and specialises in international arbitration and dispute resolution with a focus on private and public international law. She has over 25 years of experience advising on international law matters and conducting arbitrations under all the major institutions and ad hoc. She has advised a wide range of multinationals, including corporates, sovereign States and State entities, and multilateral State organisations.
In the field of climate change and finance, Wendy acts as global coordinating counsel to various major corporates in relation to climate change transition, disclosure, reporting, compliance and investment. She also works closely with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and has represented it at the Conferences of the Parties on climate since 2015.
The keynote address and the reception were hosted by Osborne Clarke.
