Simone Potter
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Simone Potter, director of knowledge at The Chancery Lane Project (TCLP).
TCLP is a non-profit pro bono initiative that brings lawyers and other professionals together to rewrite contracts so that they enable solutions to the climate crisis (www.chancerylaneproject.org).
Director
Simone Potter, director of knowledge at The Chancery Lane Project (TCLP).
TCLP is a non-profit pro bono initiative that brings lawyers and other professionals together to rewrite contracts so that they enable solutions to the climate crisis (www.chancerylaneproject.org).
Simone Potter & Sarah Hill-Smith from The Chancery Lane Project discuss pro bono pathways to using climate clauses
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