09 Sep, 2024 ESG Disputes Bulletin – September 2024 By Benja Arnott Welcome to the quarterly Linklaters ESG Disputes Bulletin. In this edition, we cover some of the key developments in contentious ESG...
26 Apr, 2024 Belgium’s dynamic space industry: recent policy and legal developments By Xavier Taton Lucy Stewardson As the space sector rapidly expands and evolves, policymakers are working to support and shape its development. Belgium, home to a wide...
13 Mar, 2024 Belgian farmer and activist NGOs start climate litigation case against oil and gas major in Belgium By Guillaume Croisant Bruno Garcia Da Silva A Belgian farmer, supported by three NGOs, announced today (13 March 2024) his intention to sue an oil and gas major before the Belgian...
04 Dec, 2023 Brussels Court of Appeal condemns the Belgian State and two of the country’s Regions for climate inaction By Bruno Garcia Da Silva Guillaume Croisant On 30 November 2023, in a new episode of the climate change litigation saga, the Brussels Court of Appeal released a landmark decision...
01 Jun, 2023 European Parliament agrees negotiating position on CSDDD - let the trilogues commence By Sara Feijao The vote today and next steps The European Parliament agreed its negotiating position on the Commission’s proposal for a Corporate...
18 Jun, 2021 Belgian federal and regional governments condemned by the Brussels Court of First Instance for negligent climate policy By Charlotte Peiffer Xavier Taton Lieve Swartenbroux Guillaume Croisant +1 more... Show less In April 2015, the NGO Climate Case (the “NGO”) lodged a lawsuit against the Belgian federal government as well as the governments of the...
16 Feb, 2021 France held responsible for failing to take sufficient action to fight climate change By Charlotte Peiffer Jean-Charles Jaïs David Thomas Rebecca James Xavier Taton +2 more... Show less On 3 February 2021, the Administrative Court of Paris ruled in what has been called the “case of the century” (L’Affaire du siècle) and...