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First of its kind "derivative action" climate case falls at the first hurdle

In a judgment handed down on 12 May 2023, the English High Court has refused permission for UK environmental NGO ClientEarth to continue “derivative claims” on behalf of Shell against its directors in connection with their...more

6/2/2023 / Board of Directors , Breach of Duty , Climate Change , Corporate Counsel , Derivative Suit

Human Rights Committee rules in favour of Torres Strait Islanders in case on impacts of climate change

The U.N. Human Rights Committee ruled in a watershed case that Australia has failed adequately to protect indigenous Torres Strait Islanders from the adverse effects of climate change....more

11/29/2022 / Australia , Climate Change , Corporate Counsel , Human Rights , International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) , Sea Levels

African Minerals: Court of Appeal of England and Wales upholds finding that mining company is not liable for unlawful acts of...

The Court of Appeal of England and Wales has upheld the High Court’s verdict in Kadie Kalma & ors v African Minerals Ltd & ors [2020] EWCA Civ 144. This is an important case for businesses exposed to human rights risks...more

3/11/2020 / Appeals , Corporate Counsel , Mineral Extraction , Mining , Sierra Leone , UK

Paving the way to the UK’s departure from the EU – an overview of the key provisions of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement)...

Following the Conservative Party’s victory in the UK’s general election in December 2019, the immediate priority for both the UK and the EU27 in relation to Brexit is now the approval, ratification and implementation of the...more

1/14/2020 / Article 50 Treaty of the EU , Corporate Counsel , Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) , EU , Member State , UK , UK Brexit , Withdrawal Agreement

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