Apr 27, 2016 2016 Conflict Minerals Compliance By Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Little over a month is left until conflict minerals filings are due (May 31, 2016) for 2015. Under a rule adopted by the U.S. Securities...
Apr 18, 2016 Kiobel Three Years On By Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer This week marks the three-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Kiobel vs. Royal Dutch Petroleum, the ruling that...
Apr 11, 2016 Modern Slavery - Closer Than You Think? By Michael Quayle January 2016 saw what has been reported as the first conviction of a UK-based business owner for a human trafficking offence. The case...
Apr 04, 2016 UK Government Issues New Modern Slavery Act Guidance By Michael Quayle On 18 March 2016 the UK Home Office issued new Guidance on the duty to notify the government of instances of modern slavery or human...