2/14/2025 4:17:24 PM La Terra dei Fuochi case: European Court of Human Rights rules on large-scale environmental damage By Elena Andrich Guillaume Croisant Beatrice Porcellato Pierre-Noé Milcamps Sara Folino +2 more... Show less On 30 January 2024, the European Court of Human Rights (“ECtHR” or the “Court”) ruled that Italy's failure to diligently deal with...
2/3/2025 3:07:47 PM ESG Disputes Bulletin – February 2025 By Rebecca Burton Welcome to the latest edition of the quarterly Linklaters ESG Disputes Bulletin. This issue covers key developments in contentious ESG...
1/16/2025 3:25:06 AM ESG Legal Outlook 2025: key Asia themes By Gilly Hutchinson Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova We have published our ESG Legal Outlook 2025 highlighting the key global themes set to shape the legal landscape for ESG in the coming...
1/15/2025 2:18:40 PM ESG Legal Outlook 2025: key global themes By Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova Gilly Hutchinson We have published our ESG Legal Outlook 2025 highlighting the key global themes set to shape the legal landscape for ESG in the coming...
1/7/2025 3:06:38 PM England considered the most appropriate forum for novel supply chain proceedings involving factory workers in Malaysia By Faye Presland Rebecca Burton Emily McLennan In December 2024, the Court of Appeal (the “Court”) overturned a High Court decision that Malaysia was the proper forum to hear a claim...
12/13/2024 6:07:27 PM UK: Court of Appeal gives guidance on navigating complex mass environmental claims in Nigerian Oil Spill case By Meg Winton Faye Presland Rebecca Burton David Thomas +1 more... Show less On 6 December 2024, the Court of Appeal (the “Court”) published its reasons for orders made on 11 October 2024 in favour of the Claimants...
12/3/2024 4:51:26 PM Linklaters ESG Newsletter - December 2024 By Gilly Hutchinson Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova The December edition of our Global ESG Newsletter is now available and can be accessed here. Our December issue covers key developments...
11/19/2024 9:49:53 AM Greenwashing Outlook Conference: Legal & Regulatory Compliance and Risk Management Approaches By Peter Bevan Raza Naeem Rachel Barrett Julia Grothaus Daniella Strik Nikunj Kiri Victoria Hickman +4 more... Show less As Peter Bevan says, we look forward to seeing so many of you at our forthcoming Greenwashing conference, that we're co-hosting with...
11/5/2024 2:09:50 PM Linklaters ESG Newsletter - November 2024 By Sara Feijao Gilly Hutchinson Julia Voskoboinikova Welcome to the global Linklaters ESG Newsletter. Each issue covers key developments in the UK, EU, US, Asia and globally on the full...
9/20/2024 10:07:15 AM ECB stresses the legal implication of nature-related risks for financial institutions and their supervisors By Guillaume Croisant Sacha Vanderveken Pierre-Noé Milcamps Mr Frank Elderson, a Member of the Executive Board and Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board of the European Central Bank (ECB), delivered...
8/29/2024 3:52:04 PM NGOs take the European Commission to court to step up the EU’s climate ambition By Guillaume Croisant Sacha Vanderveken Amid the global wave of climate change litigation against States and public institutions (including the European Central Bank, as we...
7/18/2024 4:53:39 PM Insights from the "Global Trends in Climate Change Litigation: 2024 Snapshot" Report By Alexia Kaztaridou Annamieke Cook On 27 June 2024, the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment published its sixth annual ‘Global Trends in...
7/16/2024 1:58:23 PM UK: Supreme Court decision rules that the grant of planning permission for oil wells in Surrey was unlawful for failing to assess scope 3 emissions By Tara Janus Matt Dodd On 20 June 2024, the Supreme Court handed down its long-awaited decision in R (Finch) v Surrey County Council [2024] UKSC 20. A majority...
7/2/2024 1:21:03 PM Investor ESG Litigation: Investors sue UK fashion retailer for £100m for allegedly misleading ESG disclosure under FSMA By James Hennah Cressida Shaw On 17 May 2024, institutional investors in Boohoo Group Plc, a UK-based fashion retail company (“Boohoo”), filed a claim against the...
7/2/2024 12:04:58 PM Linklaters ESG Newsletter - July 2024 By Julia Voskoboinikova Gilly Hutchinson Sara Feijao Welcome to the global Linklaters ESG Newsletter. Each issue covers key developments in the UK, EU, US, Asia and globally on the full...
6/27/2024 9:01:39 AM EU: Council adopts negotiating position on the Green Claims Directive By Kathrin Bauwens Mirjam Erb Iyes Igiehon Alexia Kaztaridou +1 more... Show less 17 June 2024 marked a significant milestone in the EU’s fight against greenwashing, as the Council adopted its negotiating position (also...