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International Legal Developments Year in Review: 2023

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Notable Supreme Court Decisions - In 2023, the Mexican Supreme Court addressed several high-profile decisions asserting the limits between public branches and entities to preserve the constitutional order and to protect...more

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Energy & Sustainability Litigation Updates — May 2024

On March 6, 2024, the SEC issued its long-awaited climate disclosure rule, which mandates the disclosure of climate-related risks and Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions, among other things. The rule was immediately...more

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The AIEN 2023 International Model Joint Operating Agreement

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The article examines the JOA’s main provisions, including rights and duties of the operator, operating committee, work programs and budgets, contract awards, greenhouse gas provisions, exclusive operations, default,...more

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French Interim Civil Judge Dismisses Duty of Vigilance Case Brought by NGOs Against Total Energies

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A Parisian interim judge dismissed a claim brought by several non-governmental organizations against one of the first companies—Total Energies—to be sued for alleged violation of the French duty of vigilance law....more

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The 2023 AIEN Model Form JOA Placing ESG issues at the heart of oil and gas operations

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On 16 February 2023, the Association of International Energy Negotiators (“AIEN”, formerly the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators or AIPN) published an updated version of its model form joint operating...more

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Preparing for the U.S.-African Leaders Summit in December

From Dec. 13–15, President Biden will host heads of state and leaders from across the African continent for the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, D.C. The summit, which was formally announced by President Biden in...more

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[Webinar] Hot ‘S’ocial Issues for ESG-Focused Energy Companies - September 20th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CT

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Vinson & Elkins ESG lawyers will discuss social and human rights issues that impact energy companies both in the U.S. and abroad, including supply chain diligence, disclosure and reporting obligations, DEI in the workforce...more

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Sanctions Against Russia: The Week in Review - April 2022 - 2

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The Week in Review delivers the impact and analysis for the public, private, and non-profit sectors from our regular reporting of the evolving global sanctions campaign against Russia. This week, we reviewed the recent...more

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HUB Talks: Sustainable Outlook: Developing Solar and Storage Technologies with Holly Christie of Hecate Energy

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In this episode of Sustainable Outlook, host Elizabeth Crouse speaks with Holly Christie, the General Counsel of Hecate Energy. Hecate Energy is a leading renewable energy power plant developer, and Holly oversees the legal...more

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Legislation Targeting Imports From Xinjiang Region Moves to President Biden’s Desk

On December 16, 2021, the U.S. Congress passed legislation that effectively prohibits imports of goods made either wholly or in part in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (Xinjiang) of China. The prohibition relies on a...more

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HUB Talks: Environmental and Social Responsibility with Acorn International: Part I

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In this two-part series of Sustainable Outlook, host Elizabeth Crouse talks environmental and social responsibility with Acorn International, a full-service consulting company to global businesses. For the first episode,...more

King & Spalding

Energy Newsletter - May 2021

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Business and Human Rights: Energy and extractives in a changing landscape of new generation trade agreements protecting and promoting both trade and human rights - As allegations of genocide, forced labour, or widespread...more

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National Contact Points in OECD Countries Promote Business & Human Rights in the Extractives Sector

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For over 20 years, a little-known dispute resolution mechanism has facilitated conciliatory ends to numerous human rights and environmental grievances levied against multinational corporations. The OECD’s National Contact...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights: Issue 27, July 2020

Big Oil repeatedly remanded to state courts - will SCOTUS come to the rescue? "Oil companies facing suits by state and local governments that want them to bear a share of the cost of responding to the consequences of...more

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A Survey of Sustainability Disclosures by Small- and Mid-Cap Companies

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In light of the heightened focus on environmental and social (“E&S”) disclosure, White & Case’s Public Company Advisory Group conducted a survey of E&S website disclosures of 84 small- and mid-cap US public reporting...more

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Energy Newsletter - October 2019

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Report from the 2019 Mayors’ Annual Energy Summit in Carlsbad, NM - We attended the Mayors’ Annual Energy Summit again this year, on September 12, at the Walter Gerrells Civic Center Annex in Carlsbad, NM. The Mayors’...more

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Climate Change & Human Rights Risks to the Energy Industry: National Contact Points & Project Financing

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An increasing number of lawsuits relating to climate change are being filed with courts all around the world. But there is another avenue for pursuing grievances related to climate change that has been relatively unexplored...more

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Energy Newsletter - October 2018

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Court Faults FERC in its Handling of ANR Storage Company’s Six Year Quest for Authorization to Charge Market-Based Rates for Natural Gas Storage Services - On September 21, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District...more

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National Contact Points: A New Frontier for Human Rights Based Complaints Against Energy Companies

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While energy companies around the world are becoming aware of the possibility of being sued in domestic courts for human rights offenses that their global subsidiaries have allegedly committed, there is another important...more

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Managing human rights risk

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Human rights risk is a legal risk, and businesses should carefully consider how they manage this risk in their corporate structures and third party relationships....more

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Respecting Human Rights in the Energy and Natural Resources Sector

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How does the responsibility to respect human rights apply to companies operating in the Energy and Natural Resources Sector? How does this relate to hard legal risk at a domestic and international level and, what practical...more

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Parent company liability and human rights – new claims against mining company filed in the English courts

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On 16 April, proceedings were issued in the English courts against Gemfields Limited, a London-based mining company, in relation to allegations of human rights abuses in connection with the activities of its subsidiary in the...more

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Energy Newsletter - February 2018

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Developing an FSRU Project in New Markets: 10 Key Considerations - As at 1 July 2017, the total number of operational floating storage and regasification units (“FSRUs”) globally stood at 26, with 23 operating as terminals...more

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U.S. Government Takes Steps Toward Implementation of Sanctions on Russia

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The United States has taken significant steps toward fully implementing the sanctions imposed on Russia pursuant to the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act of 2017, which codifies and strengthens certain...more

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Jurisdiction and parent company liability – Court of Appeal keeps door ajar for extra-territorial human rights related claims

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The Court of Appeal has handed down its judgment in a landmark case on jurisdiction and parent company liability (Lungowe and Ors. v Vedanta Resources Plc and Konkola Copper Mines Plc [2017] EWCA Civ 1528). The judgment...more

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