Aug 11, 2023 ASA and CMA crack down on greenwashing By Cat Greenwood-Smith Kate Collister Rachel Duffy The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) have recently published updated guidance on...
May 16, 2023 English High Court dismisses ClientEarth’s climate claim against Shell’s directors By Kate Collister Emma Franck-Gwinnell Amy Allison On 12 May 2023, the High Court of England and Wales dismissed ClientEarth’s application for permission to bring a claim against Shell...
Mar 08, 2023 NGO brings climate-related judicial review against FCA By Anthea Bowater Simon Orton Luke FitzGerald The NGO ClientEarth has brought an application for permission to bring a judicial review against the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority...
Mar 03, 2023 Greenwashing and litigation risks in Germany - the case of financial institutions By Stefanie Fay Lukas Pfister Martina de Lind van Wijngaarden Increasing ESG regulation across Europe affects the compliance obligations of banks and other financial services providers. Greenwashing...
Feb 02, 2023 Friends of the Earth v UKEF: Court of Appeal clarifies the approach to the Paris Agreement and Scope 3 emissions when making investment decisions By Jonathan Isted Cat Greenwood-Smith Anthea Bowater Emma Franck-Gwinnell +1 more... Show less In R (on the application of Friends of the Earth Ltd) v Secretary of State for International Trade/UK Export Finance (UKEF) [2023] EWCA...
Dec 01, 2022 COP27: Key take-aways for the financial services sector By Sarah Robinson Emmanuel Bandoh Tamara OSTROWIECKI COP27 may be over but it is clear from this year’s conference that there is an urgent need to accelerate progress towards meeting climate...
Sep 30, 2022 German court dismisses climate-related lawsuit against Mercedes-Benz By Jan Henning Buschfeld Stefanie Spancken-Monz Sarah Hillebrand The Regional Court Stuttgart dismissed a climate-related claim brought by the German NGO Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) against Mercedes-Benz...
Aug 05, 2022 First Hearings in Climate-Related Lawsuits Against German Car Manufacturers By Jan Henning Buschfeld Sarah Hillebrand Stefanie Spancken-Monz In autumn 2021, several individuals and representatives of the NGOs Deutsche Umwelthilfe and Greenpeace filed lawsuits at various German...
Jul 19, 2022 Biodiversity issues rise in importance for businesses: Key findings from the 2022 IPBES Report By Nicolas Rücker Climate change has become one on the most pressing issues for businesses over the past few years, and rightfully so. But as companies...
Jul 06, 2022 Aligning investments to Paris Agreement goals: English court considers trustees’ duties in ESG context By Simon Orton Anthea Bowater Luke FitzGerald The question of how pension funds, charitable trusts and other investment vehicles balance their financial and other objectives, such as...
Apr 22, 2022 Resolving disputes on renewable energy projects – what tools are available and how do you choose? By Kate Gough Stefan Pislevik Tala Fahoum Yosr Bouassida Laura Lozano +2 more... Show less The energy transition is experiencing unprecedented momentum as states and private actors pursue action against climate change, move...
Mar 22, 2022 Constitutional complaints against German states’ climate legislation unsuccessful By Stefanie Spancken-Monz Theresa Schumacher On 18 January 2022, the German Federal Constitutional Court decided not to admit for decision several climate-related constitutional...