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Following the conclusion of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) at the end of last year, businesses and States have been...
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Introduction The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (the Guidelines) have been updated. These are government-backed...
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The Brussels Court of Appeal (the Court) has decided that the Belgian State, the Brussels Region, and the Flemish Region violated...
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This week, the 12th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights took place in Geneva, from 27-29 November 2023. Over 2,000 participants from...
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Following Germany’s recent revision of the Energy Industry Act (Energiewirtschaftsgesetz – EnWG), the legislator significantly...
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On 10 November 2023, the German parliament (Bundestag) adopted a major amendment to the Energy Industry Act (Energiewirtschaftsgesetz -...
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At the end of November, world leaders will gather in Dubai for the UN Climate Change Conference, better known as COP (Conference of the...
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On 27 September 2023, the Grand Chamber of the European Courts of Human Rights (ECHR) conducted a hearing in the case of Duarte Agostinho...
On 22 March 2023, the European Commission published two long-awaited legislative proposals which form a key part of its Circular Economy...
The European Commission has unveiled a new regulatory proposal which aims to boost Europe’s industrial policy amidst increasing global...
On 28 February 2023, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published draft guidance on its intended approach towards business...
In R (on the application of Friends of the Earth Ltd) v Secretary of State for International Trade/UK Export Finance (UKEF) [2023] EWCA...