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First court decision interpreting the French Duty of Vigilance Law

France - March 2 2023 On 28 February 2023, the Paris Civil Court handed down in summary proceedings the first decision ever relating to the application of the French Duty…

Christelle Coslin

ESG Market Alert - February 2023

United Kingdom - February 14 2023 In this month’s ESG Market Alert, we cover: Forestry investments - a top priority for UK pension schemes; The French Duty of Vigilance Law:…

Christelle Coslin, Katie Barton, Nicola Evans, Christine Gateau, Rory Hazelton, Aayush Kainya, Kaushik Karunakaran, Susan Lee, Nancy Ricardo, Patrick Sarch

EU Commission Proposal to ban products made with forced labour from the EU market

European Union - September 20 2022 On 14 September 2022, the European Commission released a proposal for a Regulation prohibiting products made with forced labour on the EU market. The…

Christelle Coslin, Lourdes Catrain, Aline Doussin, Alp Ozturk

Upcoming mandatory Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence in Europe: EU Commission publishes Proposal

European Union - February 25 2022 The European Commission released on 23 February 2022 the much-awaited proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on…

Christelle Coslin, Patrick Ayad, Detlef Hass, Liam Naidoo, Kevin O'Connor, Christian Ritz

Only civil courts can hear Duty of Vigilance disputes, says the French Supreme Court

France - December 29 2021 On December 2021, the French Supreme Court acknowledged the jurisdiction of the Nanterre Civil Court in a duty of vigilance matter. On 15 Background…

Christelle Coslin