In a decision that may cause some concern, the CJEU has held that asymmetric EU jurisdiction clauses are only valid under EU law if they designate with sufficient precision the alternative jurisdictions in which proceedings...more
3/3/2025
/ Contract Terms ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Debt Collection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Jurisdiction ,
Loans ,
Risk Management
On November 12, 2024, The Hague Court of Appeal found in the case Millieudefensie vs. Shell that the Shell Group has an obligation to counter dangerous climate change. However, the Court was not able to establish that the...more
12/5/2024
/ Carbon Emissions ,
Climate Change ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Doing Business ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Policies ,
EU ,
Germany ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements
German authorities have intensified and accelerated their enforcement activities in 2023, following a slowdown of both investigations and court proceedings during the pandemic.
This had led to a surge of dawn-raids in...more
1/11/2024
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Criminal Liability ,
Cross-Border ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Germany ,
Investigations ,
Money Laundering ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
There continues to be an increasing appetite amongst authorities around the world to investigate corporates and banks for a range of criminal offices.
Governments are also introducing new criminal offences aimed at...more