On 1 January 2023, the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act will enter into force. In a first step, all companies which have a specific nexus to Germany and normally employ 3,000 people or more will have to comply with newly...more
Our European BHR litigation specialists recently hosted a cross-border webinar on the emerging BHR legal frameworks across Europe, with a particular focus on the associated enforcement and liability regimes and recent BHR...more
The Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (the “Act”) does not create any new civil liability for in-scope companies. The Act does, however, increase the risk to companies of litigation under the existing civil liability regime by...more
The German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act imposes a mandatory obligation on certain companies operating in Germany to establish, implement and update due diligence procedures to assess compliance with specified fundamental...more