21 Mar, 2024 ESG dispute risk for financial institutions: A global picture By Sharon Grennan Climate litigation and other ESG risks are on the rise around the world for corporates and financial institutions. In the EU and UK a...
08 Mar, 2024 New Law on Greenwashing finally adopted – The EU Directive on empowering consumers for the green transition By Tobias Timmann Nicolai Fornoff While the ‘Green Claims Directive’ is the dominant topic as pertains to regulatory developments concerning unfair competition law but has...
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...
15 Feb, 2024 European Commission adopts a revised Market Definition Notice By Lena Boucon Rory Jones Alvaro Pliego Selie James Aitken Thomas Lübbig +2 more... Show less As noted by Executive Vice-President Vestager, “if something happens every 25 years, it deserves attention.[1]” Last Friday, the European...
14 Feb, 2024 Life sciences – what to expect in 2024 By Harriet Hanks Emma Franck-Gwinnell Adam Golden 2023 was marked by some real success stories in the life sciences and healthcare space, including ground-breaking new weight loss...
12 Feb, 2024 How To Address ESG Risks Arising From Antimicrobial Resistance By Harriet Hanks Kristen Riemenschneider James Smith Jake Reynolds +1 more... Show less Note: This article originally ran in Life Science Leader Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global threat: the WHO recognises it...
19 Dec, 2023 Greenwashing investigations on the horizon: what to expect and how to prepare By Nicholas Schoch Johanna Möller An increasingly comprehensive web of disclosure obligations has been spun in the field of sustainability reporting in many jurisdictions....
13 Dec, 2023 Trends in tax disputes: what should businesses be aware of? By Laura Western Back in October, the global Freshfields Tax team published the Tax investigations and disputes across borders guide which, among other...
07 Dec, 2023 The elephant in the room: ESG considerations for UK pension scheme investments – latest developments By Charles Magoffin Emily Parker In 2023, the Pensions Regulator (TPR) issued its first fine to a pension scheme trustee for failing to comply with climate change...
08 Nov, 2023 ESG and tax transparency: the next frontier of tax disputes? By Sarah Bond Alison Dickie Laura Western The importance of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues to businesses cannot be underestimated, with investors, lenders,...
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...