May 18, 2022 New UK Modern Slavery Bill announced as the UK’s FRC pushes companies to improve reporting By Victoria Sharp Michael Quayle In this post, we examine the new Modern Slavery Bill announced in the 2022 Queen’s Speech, a recent report published by the UK Financial...
Dec 10, 2019 International Day of Human Rights – 10 Dec 2019 By Michael Quayle Boris Kasolowsky Paul Bowden Timothy Wilkins +1 more... Show less "...the inherent dignity and... the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice...
Jun 12, 2019 Theresa May hints at imminent reform of the Modern Slavery Act following the conclusion of an Independent Review By Michael Quayle At the end of May, the Final Report of the Independent Review of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (the Act) was laid before Parliament. One of...
May 23, 2019 Reform of the European Court of Human Rights: would closer co-operation with national senior courts help? By Michael Quayle The current backlog of cases at the European Court of Human Rights is a well-documented problem. Initiatives adopted in the last decade...
Apr 30, 2019 Lungowe v Vedanta: sustainability policies and the duty of care By Michael Quayle The Supreme Court has handed down its highly-anticipated judgment in Lungowe v Vedanta, a claim brought in the English courts by...
Nov 27, 2018 UN Forum on Business and Human Rights 2018: Day 2 By Michael Quayle Natalie Sheehan A focus on human rights due diligence continued into Day 2 of the UN Forum, highlighting the importance of factoring gender...
Nov 26, 2018 UN Forum on Business and Human Rights 2018: Day 1 By Michael Quayle Natalie Sheehan Key players in the business and human rights world congregate in Geneva this week for the annual UN Forum. Hard on the heels of the UN...
Nov 16, 2018 Corporate Human Rights Benchmark 2018: Key Findings Report Released By Michael Quayle The 2018 Corporate Human Rights Benchmark, released earlier this week, gives low scores to a surprisingly large number of the apparel,...