02 May, 2024 EU: Commission and CPC authorities launch greenwashing investigation in respect of green claims made by 20 airlines By Sara Feijao The European Commission announced on 30 April 2024 that EU consumer authorities (the CPC Authorities), coordinated by the Commission,...
19 Apr, 2024 Greenwashing in the aviation industry: what can we learn from district court of Amsterdam’s decision? By Daniella Strik Bas van Niekerk Thomas de Boer On 20 March 2024, the district court of Amsterdam ruled against a Dutch flag carrier in what has been described as the first decision on...
18 Apr, 2024 New EU legislation targets strategic lawsuits seeking to curtail public participation By Guillaume Croisant Sacha Vanderveken The Directive 2024/1069 of 11 April 2024 on protecting persons who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded or abusive...
10 Apr, 2024 European Court of Human Rights rules that Switzerland’s failure to implement sufficient measures to combat climate change violates human rights By Charlotte Peiffer Claudia Cavicchioli Julie Esquenazi European Court of Human Rights rules that Switzerland’s failure to implement sufficient measures to combat climate change violates human...
26 Mar, 2024 Italy: The “Last Judgement” - a halt for climate litigation? By Alessandro Villani Elena Andrich Beatrice Porcellato On 26th February 2024, the Civil Court of Rome dismissed the first Italian climate litigation filed by a group of 24 NGOs and more than...
13 Feb, 2024 ESG Legal Outlook 2024: key themes in Europe By Julia Voskoboinikova In 2024, Europe is poised to enter a challenging phase where companies will start to implement the new mandatory sustainability reporting...
15 Jun, 2021 “The Last Judgment”: Italian government’s climate policy challenged in the courts By Alessandro Villani Manuela Caccialanza Paolo Bertolini More than 200 plaintiffs (including both individuals and associations committed to environmental justice and human rights protection)...