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ESG in 2022 and Predictions for 2023
European Union, Global, United Kingdom, USA - February 1 2023 Following another year of increasing focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations by companies, investors and regulators alike…
Louise Batty, Kate Crompton, Chiara Fiori, Raquel Fox, Kathryn Gamble, Marc S. Gerber, Adam M. Howard, Anxin Hua, Caroline S. Kim, Aurora Luoma, Mustafa Mirza, Olivia Moul, Gregory P. Norman, Abigail B. Reeves, Alex Rigby, Simon Toms, Patrick Tsitsaros, Eleanor F. Williams
The evolving climates in the US and UK for environmental damage claims
United Kingdom, USA - December 13 2022 The November 2022 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27) spotlighted the political and diplomatic challenges of compensating…
Boris Bershteyn, Bruce Macaulay, Andrew M. Parks, Cormac Ruiz
UK Class Actions: FX Decision Shows That the CAT Is Willing To Strike Out Poorly Pleaded Claims and Deny Opt-Out Certification
United Kingdom - May 4 2022 Any appeal by class claimants will be closely watched. Following the Supreme Court’s Merricks judgment, class claims are generally permitted where…
What Is the Future for Opt-Out Class Actions in the UK After Lloyd v Google?
United Kingdom - January 19 2022 The class action landscape in the U.K. Is quickly evolving, with the availability of “opt-out” class actions taking center stage. Lloyd v Google, the…
UK Class Actions Update: Merricks Secures Uncontested CPO, But the Competition Appeal Tribunal Shows It Retains Significant Teeth to Narrow Claims
United Kingdom - September 14 2021 After protracted challenges to class certification status, in Merricks v Mastercard1 the U.K. Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) granted its first…
