Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | United Kingdom | 14 Oct 2021
Representative actions under rule 19.6 of the Civil Procedure Rules have received considerable attention following the Court of Appeal’s 2019…
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | Global, OECD | 22 Dec 2017
The annual United Nations Climate Change Conference recently took place in Bonn. The conference, better known as the Conference of the Parties or COP…
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | European Union, Germany, Global, etc. | 29 Oct 2014
Global leaders recently met in New York for the 2014 Climate Summit hosted by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Although no…
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | European Union, France, Germany, etc. | 9 Sep 2014
The European Commission has recently issued its proposals to turn Europe into a circular economy - essentially a society without waste. The…
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | European Union, France, Germany, etc. | 14 Jul 2014
Bonn was the venue for the latest round of UN talks on climate change. Delegates agreed to circulate draft elements of the new global climate treaty…
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | European Union, Germany, United Kingdom | 23 May 2014
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently published the second and third volumes of its Fifth Assessment Report…
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | European Union, United Kingdom | 21 May 2014
National enforcement authorities from across the EU have met stakeholders to improve consumer protection in the growing digital application ('app')…
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | European Union, Germany, Hong Kong, etc. | 13 May 2014
The Hong Kong Trade Descriptions (Unfair Trade Practices) (Amendment) Ordinance 2012 is now in force. The amendments extend the scope of the…
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | European Union | 5 Jul 2013
The European Commission has launched a consultation to identify issues and propose solutions for shortfalls in recycling and recovering waste.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | European Union | 5 Jul 2013
The European Commission has launched a consultation on the methodology to decide which sectors are at significant risk of carbon leakage under the EU…