Business and Human Rights

Respect and responsibility

30 September 2019

Could Germany introduce a mandatory human rights due diligence law?

On 10 September 2019, the seventh anniversary of the devastating fire in the Ali Enterprises factory in Pakistan whose main customer was the German retailer KiK, a coalition of NGOs...

26 September 2019

Climate change as a human rights issue?

Although climate change impacts human rights, the situation is more complex than simply stating that climate change violates our human rights, say Dr Georgios Zampas and Oliver Elgie....

16 August 2019

NSW Modern Slavery – opportunity to provide input

In June 2018, the Parliament of New South Wales passed the NSW Modern Slavery Act, ahead of the Commonwealth Modern Slavery Act which passed in December 2018....

25 July 2019

Mandatory human rights due diligence on the cards in the US?

On July 10, 2019, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services opened debate on the discussion draft of a bill that would require publically listed companies to conduct...

23 July 2019

Review of the Equator Principles – Draft EP4 released for comment

The Equator Principles (EPs) is a risk management framework adopted by financial institutions to determine, assess and manage environmental and social risks of the projects they finance. Established in 2003,...

17 July 2019

Modern Slavery: UK Government responds to Independent Review

The UK Government has published its response to the independent review of the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015, together with a consultation paper on proposed changes...

11 July 2019

Modern Slavery – update on NSW regime

Key takeaways for business: Implementation of the NSW regime has been deferred. The NSW legislation is under review...

28 June 2019

Avoiding breaches of competition law when collaborating on ESG initiatives

When collaborating with other industry participants on your next environmental, social or governance ("ESG") initiative, it is important to remember competition law and the need to avoid sharing competitively sensitive...

15 April 2019

Canada appoints first Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise, paving the way for the investigation of human rights abuses by Canadian multinationals

Sheri Meyerhoffer will serve as the first ombudsperson, following her appointment on April 8, 2019.1 The Government of Canada announced the creation of the Ombudsperson role in January 2018, but until...

15 March 2019

A methodology for the calculation of native title compensation

On 13 March 2019, the High Court handed down its first decision on native title compensation in ‘Timber Creek’ [2019] HCA 7 (Timber Creek).

Key Contacts

If you have any questions or would like to know more about how we can help in relation to this topic, please get in touch with our key contacts.

Stéphane is global co-chair of Africa, chair of mining and co-head of business & human rights.

Key Services

Projects

Crisis Prevention and Management

Key Sectors

Mining

Energy

+33 1 53 57 78 32

Dan is a corporate crime and investigations partner with expertise in business and human rights.

Key Services

Financial Services Regulatory

Corporate Crime and Investigations

Key Sectors

Banks

Consumer

+44 20 7466 2470

Antony advises clients on complex cross-border disputes and public international law.

Key Services

Dispute Resolution

Public International Law

Key Sectors

Banks and other Financial Institutions

Energy

+852 21014111

Based in our New York office Amal is qualified as a French avocat and a California attorney.

Key Services

International Arbitration

Dispute Resolution

Key Sectors

Banks and other Financial Institutions

Energy

+1 917 542 7830

Christian is the Head of the Latin America Group, as well as the US Head of International Arbitration.

Key Services

Dispute Resolution

International Arbitration

Key Sectors

Infrastructure

Energy

+1 917 542 7812

Sylvia is a consultant for our disputes resolution and human rights practices and is based in Frankfurt.

+49 69 2222 82514

John is a consultant in dispute resolution.

Key Services

Commercial Litigation

Business and Human Rights

Key Sectors

Energy

Consumer

+44 20 7466 2359

Fatim leads the Employment, Pensions and Incentives team in Singapore.

Key Services

Employment, Pensions and Incentives

Remuneration and Incentives

Key Sectors

Oil and Gas

Banks and other Financial Institutions

+65 68689822

Business and Human Rights

Could Germany introduce a mandatory human rights due diligence law?

Climate change as a human rights issue?

NSW Modern Slavery – opportunity to provide input

Mandatory human rights due diligence on the cards in the US?

Review of the Equator Principles – Draft EP4 released for comment

Modern Slavery: UK Government responds to Independent Review

Modern Slavery – update on NSW regime

Avoiding breaches of competition law when collaborating on ESG initiatives

Canada appoints first Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise, paving the way for the investigation of human rights abuses by Canadian multinationals

A methodology for the calculation of native title compensation

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Brexit

Cross Border M&A

The Globalisation of Class Actions

The Unified Patent Court and the Unitary Patent

Key Contacts

You are here

Business and Human Rights

Share

Share

Hubs

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Brexit

Cross Border M&A

The Globalisation of Class Actions

The Unified Patent Court and the Unitary Patent

Key Contacts