In our latest ESG update, Adam Balfour considers the ‘S' in ESG, Ben Willis considers the green terms in data centre leases, Rosie Shields updates us on The Planning and Infrastructure Bill and Paul Stones and Ingrid Stables...more
11/17/2025
/ Commercial Leases ,
Community Development ,
Data Centers ,
Energy Policy ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Greenwashing ,
Real Estate Development ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Sustainability ,
UK
Climate liability litigation is fast becoming a material risk for UK financial institutions. Over 3,000 cases have been filed globally to date, with nearly 230 new cases in 2024 alone1. And while the majority of these are...more
Any record of a communication (for example: emails, recorded phone conversations (including voicemails), letters, memoranda, computer records etc) may have to be produced to the other party in litigation or other adversarial...more
This note is a summary of our note "Disclosure of documents in civil proceedings in England and Wales". Neither note is intended as a substitute for obtaining advice in individual cases. ...more
"Disclosure" is the term given to the stage of the litigation procedure when each party may be required to collect and review documents potentially relevant to the dispute and then state to the other parties (usually in a...more
9/30/2025
/ Business Litigation ,
Client Services ,
Disclosure ,
Discovery ,
Document Management ,
Document Productions ,
Document Review ,
Legal Ethics ,
Legal Project Management ,
Litigation Strategies ,
UK
On 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (the “ICJ”), the highest judicial body of the United Nations, issued its long anticipated Advisory Opinion on climate change (the “Advisory Opinion”). ...more
8/27/2025
/ Advisory Opinions ,
Climate Change ,
Due Diligence ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Policies ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Human Rights ,
International Court of Justice (ICJ) ,
International Litigation ,
Investment ,
Liability ,
Paris Agreement ,
Popular ,
Risk Assessment ,
Sustainability ,
United Nations ,
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
On 1 August 2025, the Supreme Court handed down its Judgment in the conjoined appeals of Johnson, Wrench and Hopcraft (the Judgment). The case concerned liability arising from the payment of commission by lenders to motor...more
AI1 and ESG2 have both been climbing the agenda in the UK financial services industry in recent years. As firms – driven by customer, investor and regulatory expectations – prioritise sustainable and ethical practices and...more
The English High Court has refused permission for ClientEarth to continue a derivative claim against the directors of Shell in relation to the company's climate change commitments and management of climate change risk. In a...more
COVID-19 is likely to have a significant impact on the (non-)performance of commercial contracts across all sectors. This note provides a high-level checklist of some of the key issues to consider when dealing with an actual...more