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Netherlands, Nigeria, United Kingdom, USA - April 19 2013
In Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., the US Supreme Court significantly limited the viability of Alien Tort Statute (ATS) claims for human rights…
USA - February 14 2013
In the wake of National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month in January 2013 and recent legal measures aimed at eradicating human…
Netherlands - January 30 2013
On January 30, 2013, the district court in The Hague, The Netherlands, ruled that Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd. (SPDC or Shell…
USA - November 21 2012
The Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a long-awaited Resource Guide (the Guide) on their interpretation of and enforcement strategy for the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) on November 14, almost a year after Lanny Breuer, head of DOJ’s Criminal Division, announced its prospective issuance.
USA - September 18 2012
On August 22, 2012, by a 3-2 vote, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission or the SEC) adopted Rule 13p-1 implementing the conflict minerals disclosure provisions in Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank Act).
