The recent Supreme Court decision of Vedanta v Lungowe[1] is now the leading case on establishing jurisdiction in England for claims against parent companies and their subsidiaries for ...
On May 29, 2019 / By Ruth KennedyJoined by two of the eminent leaders in the field of business and human rights, Julianne Hughes-Jennett and Richard Hermer QC, in this episode Angeline Welsh explores what we actually ...
On October 18, 2018 / By Angeline WelshDalia Palombo argues that the legal framework surrounding parent company liability for human rights abuses is unclear and inconsistent, a situation which is detrimental to both victims and ...
On August 3, 2018 / By The Law Of NationsAndrew Smith and Alice Lepeuple of Corker Binning look at the current debate surrounding criminalisation of UK companies for overseas human rights abuses, how existing legislation could be ...
On July 26, 2018 / By The Law Of NationsAlessandra de Tommaso looks at ways in which international law is moving towards holding corporations criminally liable - meaning that companies and their advisers can no longer assume ...
On March 13, 2018 / By The Law Of NationsClaudia Müller-Hoff and Dr Carolijn Terwindt look at how victims of a factory fire in Pakistan have managed to bring a civil claim against a multinational company in ...
On March 7, 2018 / By Alison Macdonald QCJulianne Hughes-Jennett and Peter Hood look at the implications for multinationals of the new Court of Appeal judgment in Okpabi and others v Royal Dutch Shell. ...
On February 22, 2018 / By The Law Of NationsAlison Macdonald QC looks at recent proposals for strengthening corporate accountability in the UK, following the 'failure to prevent' model developed for bribery and tax evasion. ...
On February 20, 2018 / By Alison Macdonald QCJulianne Hughes-Jennett and Peter Hood of Hogan Lovells consider the implications of a landmark decision on the liability of parent companies for the human rights impacts of their ...
On November 3, 2017 / By The Law Of NationsIn the second of a two-part post, Sylvain Aubry considers authoritative new guidance in the field of business and human rights, and its impact on the privatisation of ...
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