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...
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...
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...
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...
6/26/2024 9:51:25 AM France: two claims based on the duty of vigilance declared admissible By Jean-Charles Jaïs Claudia Cavicchioli Charlotte Peiffer Julie Esquenazi +1 more... Show less On 18 June 2024, for the first time, the Court of Appeal of Paris declared admissible two out of three claims based on the duty of...
6/21/2024 11:56:12 AM Unlocking New Legal Avenues: Dutch Court paves the way for preliminary relief in climate enforcement litigation By Bas van Niekerk Gerard Meijer Thomas de Boer In the spring of 2024, Greenpeace initiated preliminary relief proceedings against the Dutch State regarding the Dutch State’s nitrogen...
6/7/2024 8:33:23 AM Energy Charter Treaty: Council gives final approval for EU’s withdrawal By Oorvi Mehta On 30 May 2024, the Council of the EU formally adopted the decision for a coordinated withdrawal of the EU and Euratom from the...
5/29/2024 12:47:57 PM UK: High Court rules approval of government’s Carbon Budget Delivery Plan was unlawful, in sequel to 2022 decision By Matt Dodd On 3 May 2024, the English High Court found, for a second time, that the process by which the government’s climate change plans were...
5/29/2024 12:13:52 PM France: NGOs and individuals file a criminal complaint against major French energy company’s directors and main shareholders By Claudia Cavicchioli Charlotte Peiffer Julie Esquenazi On 21 May 2024, three NGOs and eight individuals filed a criminal complaint with the Paris public prosecution office, targeting the board...