29 Mar, 2019 Germany: Corporate Social Responsibility, human rights and the law By Marlen Vesper-Gräske By: Mina Aryobsei, Iris Hammerschmid, Marius Scherb and Marlen Vesper-Gräske Although corporate citizenship has a long tradition in...
14 Aug, 2018 Developments in parent company liability in English law: what are the implications for corporate human rights policies? By Michael Quayle In the wake of the Court of Appeal’s decision in AAA v Unilever last month, we examine how evolving jurisprudence on parent company...
23 Mar, 2018 New Human Rights Lawsuits Filed in U.S. Federal Court By Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer It would appear that the prediction of additional disclosure-based lawsuits alleging modern slavery in product supply chains following...
22 Dec, 2017 Human Rights in International Investment Law: Where to After Urbaser? By Caroline Richard By Caroline Richard and Elliot Luke Recent developments in the case law of investment tribunals and the drafting of international...
01 Dec, 2017 UN Forum on Business and Human Rights – Final Thoughts By Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer By Michael Quayle, Thomas Voland and Emily Holland Freshfields’ coverage of the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights concludes with...
29 Nov, 2017 UN Forum on Business and Human Rights – Day Two Recap By Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer By Michael Quayle and Emily Holland Freshfields’ coverage of the 2017 UN Forum on Business and Human Rights – offering global...
27 Nov, 2017 UN Forum on Business and Human Rights – Day One Recap By Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer By Michael Quayle, Thomas Voland and Emily Holland This week, members of Freshfields’ Global Business and Human Rights team are attending...
08 Nov, 2017 Benchmarking business: how are top companies being assessed on human rights? By Jonathan Isted By Jonathan Isted and Emily Holland Benchmarking initiatives are driving businesses to scrutinise the governance of their human rights...
15 Mar, 2017 Corporate Human Rights Benchmark Pilot Scores Released By Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer On Monday, the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark (CHRB) released its widely anticipated pilot assessment of the human rights performance...
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 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,...