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...