Oliver Elgie
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Articles
Proposed EU Directive on human rights and environmental due diligence will have impacts worldwide
European Union - February 24 2022 Slightly less than one year after the Commission received backing from the European Parliament to move forward on human rights and environmental due…
Looming EU human rights and environmental due diligence directive will have global impact
European Union - February 24 2022 As Brussels' milestone bid to press major firms to audit their social impact takes shape, we assess the implications Slightly less than one year…
UK Government opens consultation on "world-leading" due diligence law
United Kingdom - December 8 2021 The Environment Act 2021 (the "Environment Act") received Royal Assent on 9 November 2021. Among other reforms, it introduced a prohibition on the…
Global Bank Review: Human rights due diligence and banking - A practical introduction
Global - November 9 2021 When human rights become a core business consideration - as they unquestionably have over the last decade - the lending community cannot long avoid…
Amal Bouchenaki, Iria Calviño, Antony Crockett, Benjamin Guthrie, Alisha Mathew
Business Human Rights in the Tech Sector
Global - August 17 2021 Business and human rights in the tech sector is attracting ever-increasing attention from investors, lenders, governments, NGOs and the public. Tech…
