04 Mar, 2024 The time for change is now: the new Belgian Criminal Code By Nathalie Colin Werner Derijcke Silvia Van Dyck Maximilien Arnoldy +1 more... Show less The new Criminal Code, approved by Parliament on 22 February 2024 to enter into force in 2026, will embody a shift in priorities and...
20 Feb, 2024 International Arbitration: top trends in 2024 By Ashley Jones Freshfields has launched International arbitration: top trends in 2024. Our annual report, compiled by international arbitration...
06 Dec, 2023 The EU’s New ‘Ecocide’ Directive and Corporate Liability for Environmental Offences By Lea Babucke Philip Kroner On 16 November 2023, the European Parliament and the Council provisionally agreed on a new directive tackling environmental crimes....
26 Oct, 2023 UK CMA proposes changes to the law concerning fake reviews, pricing, subscriptions and greenwashing By Andrew Austin Kate Collister Karishma Paun In brief: The flagship Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (the DMCC Bill) is progressing through the Houses of Parliament...
29 Sep, 2023 UK Government publishes long-awaited results of consultation on Zero Emission Vehicle mandate By James Roberts Georgina Bayly Koolanna Momoh The UK Government has now published the results of the consultation on the proposal for a Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate. The...
11 Apr, 2023 UK Government consults on updates to regulation of vehicles’ CO2 emissions allowances By James Roberts Georgina Bayly Emma Franck-Gwinnell On 30 March 2023, the UK Government launched a consultation on a new framework for regulating CO2 emissions of cars and vans made...
04 Apr, 2023 UK government consults on Zero Emission Vehicle mandate By James Roberts Emma Franck-Gwinnell Georgina Bayly On 30 March 2023, the UK Government announced a range of new and updated energy security and net zero transition policies through its...
23 Nov, 2022 Supply chain liability of directors and officers By Nicolas Rücker Moritz Becker Introduction This year’s demand letter to Shell’s board members by the NGO ClientEarth has drawn a lot of attention across corporate...
05 Oct, 2022 ESG and more - BaFin updates its MaRisk By Holger Hartenfels Falko Glasow Jan Struckmann On 26 September 2022, the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht, BaFin)...
16 Aug, 2022 Decarbonising existing assets: how to mitigate risk when repurposing an existing energy asset By Alexia Millett Amani Khalifa Jon Gilbert Vanessa Medina +1 more... Show less Climate change is at the forefront of the international political agenda and decarbonisation of the energy sector has become crucial. The...
01 Aug, 2022 NEC X29: A new tool in the construction industry’s fight against climate change? By Jon Gilbert Vanessa Medina Earlier this year, we considered the use of sustainability provisions in construction contracts as a way to reduce the industry’s carbon...
06 Jul, 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...