In a setback for climate change claimants, on 15 March 2022 a three-judge panel of the Full Federal Court of Australia overturned the earlier decision of the Federal Court of Australia in Sharma v Minister for the...more
3/30/2022
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Australia ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Class Action ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Mines ,
Duty of Care ,
Environmental Litigation ,
EPBC Act ,
Estoppel ,
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Climate change litigation is increasing steadily worldwide, but few cases have been filed yet in Africa -
Only 10 climate change cases have so far been raised on the African continent."
Climate change litigation covers a...more
As yet another sign of the surge of climate change litigation around the world, yesterday the Brussels Court of First Instance found the Belgian federal and regional governments in breach of their duty of care and human...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
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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 ,
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Resource Extraction ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology Sector ,
Transparency