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Mar 24, 2022
EU Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence: What do the new proposals mean for your business?
On 23 February 2022, the European Commission published its much-anticipated proposal for a "Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence" (the...
Feb 28, 2022
Don’t be a stranger: the benefits of investor-state arbitration to the tech sector
Investor-state arbitration is a mechanism by which a company or individual investor can make a claim against a host state...
Jan 28, 2022
How “green” are the statements you make? Mitigating the litigation and regulatory risks posed by greenwashing
UK regulators are clamping down on greenwashing in response to mounting pressure from the public and investors. The protests at...
Dec 1, 2021
Climate litigation continues to heat up as internationally, courts warm to the cause
In what has been heralded by the French press as the ‘case of the century’, on 14 October 2021, the...
Oct 28, 2021
ESG risks in your supply chain? English courts increase accountability of companies that fail to manage risks across their supply chains
In Begum v Maran (UK) Ltd [2021] EWCA Civ 326, the Court of Appeal unanimously held that a UK company’s duty of...
Oct 13, 2021
Crypto Asset Disputes – An update on recent cases
As the market for crypto assets has continued to grow, so the appetite for fraudulent behaviour and the resulting legal...