14 Dec, 2016 Labour rights are human rights By Caroline Stroud Co-authored with Ludovica Mascaretti The line between labour rights and human rights – if there ever was one – is getting increasingly...
07 Dec, 2016 Landmark decision of Canadian Supreme Court allows human rights lawsuit to proceed against Vancouver-based mining company By Deba Das Co-authored with Alexandra Malina A landmark preliminary decision of the Supreme Court of British Columbia (decision available here) has...
02 Dec, 2016 European institutions agree on EU Conflict Minerals Regulation By Dr Thomas Voland On 22 November 2016, the European Parliament, Commission and Council reached an informal agreement on the final shape of an EU Regulation...
22 Nov, 2016 Key Takeaways from the 2016 UN Forum on Business and Human Rights By Michael Quayle Co-authored with Alma Zadic and Emily Holland Last week representatives from Freshfields attended the fifth annual UN Forum on Business...
18 Nov, 2016 Brexit: What It Means for Human Rights By Deba Das Co-authored with Emily Holland Nearly two weeks after the Leave vote the contours of a post-Brexit world are far from clear. We examine...
18 Nov, 2016 New U.S. Legislation Closes Loophole, Banning Forced Labour Imports By Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer On 24 February 2016 President Obama signed into law the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015. The comprehensive,...
15 Nov, 2016 New IBA guidance on how business lawyers should address human rights risks By Susannah Prichard On 1 November 2016, the International Bar Association (IBA) launched the Reference Annex to the IBA Practical Guide on Business and Human...
02 Nov, 2016 Plaintiffs Petition U.S. Supreme Court in High-Profile Alien Tort Statute Case By Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Plaintiffs in Jesner v. Arab Bank have sought certiorari from the United States Supreme Court requesting that the Court take up, and...
24 Oct, 2016 The role of the private sector in tackling modern slavery cannot be underestimated, says the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner By Susannah Prichard The UK Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner (IASC) highlights the important role that the private sector can play in addressing modern...
11 Oct, 2016 Germany moves ahead with new environmental, social and governance reporting requirements By Dr Thomas Voland As previously discussed in blog posts documenting the rise of supply chain legislation and the emergence of disclosure-based lawsuits,...
09 Aug, 2016 Recent Developments in Alien Tort Statute Litigation By Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer The 2013 Supreme Court opinion in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum radically altered the playing field for plaintiffs using the Alien Tort...
26 Jul, 2016 CORE publishes guidance on effective reporting under the UK Modern Slavery Act By Michael Quayle Co-authored with Alexandra Malina The corporate responsibility NGO CORE, working in conjunction with several major international NGOs,...