In a landmark victory for the Republic of India, the Commercial Court has held that India did not waive its state immunity in relation to the enforcement of two bilateral investment treaty awards solely by reason of its...more
5/1/2025
/ Arbitration Awards ,
Bilateral Investment Treaties ,
Commercial Litigation ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Enforcement Actions ,
International Arbitration ,
Jurisdiction ,
New York Convention ,
Sovereign Immunity ,
State Immunity Act 1978 (the SIA) ,
UK
On 5 December 2024, the London Court of International Arbitration (the "LCIA") released new Equality, Diversity and Inclusion ("EDI") Guidelines (the "Guidelines") which are available here.
While non-binding, the...more
The UK Supreme Court has issued the latest in a series of landmark decisions on parent company liability under English law for claims alleging environmental damage and human rights abuses.
In a unanimous reversal of the...more
2/23/2021
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Due Diligence ,
Duty of Care ,
Environmental Violations ,
Foreign Subsidiaries ,
Human Rights ,
Internal Controls ,
Nigeria ,
Parent Corporation ,
UK Supreme Court ,
Zambia
In September 2020, the UK and the EU announced initiatives to strengthen human rights due diligence and reporting. The UK Home Office will bolster the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 (MSA) to enhance transparency in both the...more
Mounting pressure on businesses to gain clarity on their social and environmental footprint will challenge corporate operations in 2019. New risks are present but there are also opportunities for companies willing actively to...more
4/5/2019
/ Benchmarking ,
Climate Change ,
Common Law Torts ,
Conflict Mineral Rules ,
Corporate Governance ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Foreign Subsidiaries ,
Human Rights ,
Investors ,
Mass Tort Litigation ,
Mineral Extraction ,
Native American Issues ,
Parent Corporation ,
Popular ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Resource Extraction ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology Sector ,
Transparency