In July 2023, Fieldfisher unveiled its new pro bono partnership with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).

WWF is the world's leading independent conservation organisation and is part of the coalition of charities comprising WWF, the RSPB and the National Trust, behind the Save our Wild Isles campaign.

Fieldfisher marked its partnership with WWF by hosting a screening of one of the Save Our Wild Isles business films titled "The Business of Nature" and a panel discussion on the role of lawyers and the law in protecting nature at its London office on 5 July.

The panel was chaired by Lord Carnwath, a former Supreme Court judge, and featured Kirsty Brimelow, KC; Phil Bartram, a Financial Services Partner at Travers Smith; Mark Maurice Jones, General Counsel at Nestle UK & Ireland; Jake White, Head of Legal Advocacy at WWF, and Jessica Gardner, Regulatory Partner at Fieldfisher. The event was introduced by Fieldfisher Senior Partner, David Wilkinson.

Fieldfisher will be supporting WWF by providing pro bono legal advice and assisting the charity in its fight to protect the environment in the UK.

Recent Law Society guidance tells us climate change risk will affect nearly all our clients. But there is nothing in that guidance that talks specifically about nature and biodiversity, and as a profession we must shift our approach from thinking about climate change generally to considering nature and biodiversity specifically.

Jessica Gardner, Regulatory Partner

Our new pro bono partnership with WWF

We know from our staff surveys that the environment is the number one issue they want us to focus on in terms of pro bono support, so we are delighted to be partnering with WWF.

David Wilkinson, Senior Partner