Over 100 lawyers sign declaration of conscience to stop representing fossil fuel interests
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The declaration includes a pledge not to prosecute peaceful climate protesters
More than 120 lawyers have signed a declaration of conscience to stop representing fossil fuel interests, which includes a pledge to refrain from prosecuting those who protest peacefully for action on climate change. The 18 English barristers, who are among those that have signed the declaration, will now self-refer to the Bar Standards Board for contravening the ‘cab rank’ rule, which mandates that a barrister must represent anyone who approaches them in cases that they are qualified for, provided they are available to do so.