RPC is notable for the breadth of its ESG practice. Team lead Kelly Thomson focuses on employment matters and workplace diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Ciara Cullen leverages her consumer brands and retail expertise to serve as a key contact on product regulatory issues and the build-out of circular economy projects. Sophie Tuson focuses on corporate sustainability reporting, climate-related disclosures, and green claims risk within the retail, consumer brands, publishing, advertising, and digital media sectors.
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Key clients
- Greenpeace
- The Deposit Management Organisation for the UK Deposit Return Scheme ("Exchange for Change")
Work highlights
Acting as the key legal adviser to Exchange for Change, the scheme administrator for the new UK Deposit Return Scheme for single-use drink containers.
Acting on high-profile and precedent-setting ESG litigation, including acting for Greenpeace in multi-million-dollar litigation against Shell.
Acted for a major insurer and financial services firm on a root cause investigation into multiple SMCR and FSMA breaches arising from unlawful appointments to regulated roles.
Practice head
Kelly Thomson
Other key lawyers
Oliver Bray; Ciara Cullen; Sophie Tuson