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Litigation activism confirms the risks of money laundering liability in supply chains

On 27 June 2024, the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in World Uyghur Congress v National Crime Agency [2024] EWCA Civ 715. The challenge of a 2023 decision by the High Court was brought by World Uyghur Congress ("WUC")...more

The EU's deforestation regulation: Why UK and US companies should be paying attention?

A new and expansive regulatory regime to tackle global deforestation is being introduced in the EU by the Deforestation Regulation. The Deforestation Regulation entered into force in June 2023 and will have far-reaching...more

New UN guidance on how businesses should ensure respect for human rights in conflict-affected areas

The risk of businesses becoming involved with, and potentially complicit in, grave human rights abuses is naturally higher in the context of armed conflicts and other situations of widespread violence. The UN Development...more

Upcoming mandatory Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence in Europe: EU Commission publishes Proposal

The European Commission released on 23 February 2022 the much-awaited proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (the "Proposed Directive"). This text lays...more

Working with the European Commission on sustainable corporate governance

A team led by Christelle Coslin, Liam Naidoo, Julia Marlow and Kevin O’Connor has submitted a response to a European Commission consultation on their sustainable corporate governance initiative. ...more

The Business and Human Rights landscape is shifting – be part of the conversation

The European Commission has opened an important new consultation. It asks about the possibility of introducing a mandatory duty for all companies operating in the EU to conduct human rights and environmental due diligence...more

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