Business and Human Rights

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30 July 2020

Human rights arguments increasingly deployed in climate change litigation

There has been a significant rise over the past five years in the number of climate change claims that have been based (at least in part) on human rights principles,...

28 July 2020

UK autonomous sanctions underline importance of human rights due diligence

The importance of human rights and robust human rights due diligence was underlined earlier this month, by the UK government’s introduction of the Global Human Rights...

23 July 2020

Data Class Actions: the threat to business

Our Data Class Actions team has today published an article about the future of class actions in the August 2020 issue of PLC Magazine. The article first appeared...

22 July 2020

Supply Chain Law in Germany: Current steps towards a mandatory human rights due diligence law

Germany is currently working on a mandatory human rights due diligence law (“Lieferkettengesetz” or “Sorgfaltspflichtengesetz”) that would oblige large German companies to take appropriate measures to prevent human rights violations...

21 July 2020

Big data and modern slavery

While the benefits of data and technology can be leveraged to aid businesses with modern slavery compliance and due diligence, businesses should not lose sight of the risks involved with...

12 June 2020

Will the UK follow the EU’s lead on human rights due diligence?

Following the announcement that the European Commission will introduce mandatory human rights due diligence (“HRDD”) legislation for EU companies, the question arises as to what a post-Brexit UK will do in...

09 June 2020

Switzerland to hold referendum on proposed human rights due diligence law

A referendum on a Swiss civil society initiative on mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence for companies is expected to be held towards the end of the year. A...

03 June 2020

US DOJ seeks to stop human rights lawsuits against corporations

In a May 26, 2020 filing, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to hold that domestic corporations cannot be sued in U.S....

19 May 2020

Queensland case to focus on the human rights implications of climate change

Snapshot A group of young Queenslanders is challenging the mining lease and environmental approval for the Waratah coal mine, part of the Galilee Coal Project. Although detailed grounds are not...

19 May 2020

COVID-19: Pressure Points: Business and respect of human rights (Global)

The current COVID-19 crisis is putting businesses under unprecedented levels of pressure, in terms of time, finances and operations. Meanwhile, human rights within businesses and their value chains are at...

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Business and Human Rights

Human rights arguments increasingly deployed in climate change litigation

UK autonomous sanctions underline importance of human rights due diligence

Data Class Actions: the threat to business

Supply Chain Law in Germany: Current steps towards a mandatory human rights due diligence law

Big data and modern slavery

Will the UK follow the EU’s lead on human rights due diligence?

Switzerland to hold referendum on proposed human rights due diligence law

US DOJ seeks to stop human rights lawsuits against corporations

Queensland case to focus on the human rights implications of climate change

COVID-19: Pressure Points: Business and respect of human rights (Global)

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The Globalisation of Class Actions

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