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Gowling WLG | United Kingdom | 30 Nov 2021
Business & Human Rights: UK groups propose new offence of failure to prevent human rights abuses
Civil society groups in the UK are campaigning for a new law, which would be modelled on the 2010 Bribery Act, to establish a 'failure to prevent'…
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | United Kingdom | 30 Sep 2021
Specialist human rights tribunal gives landmark undercover policing judgment
The Investigatory Powers Tribunal - a specialist human rights tribunal that supervises the exercise by authorities of covert surveillance powers in…
Birketts LLP | United Kingdom | 8 Jul 2021
Can I do anything about a compulsory purchase order?
It is worth starting with a reminder that private property rights in the UK are jealously guarded by a combination of the Human Rights Act 1998 (the…
Lexology PRO | Austria, Belgium, China, etc. | 31 May 2021
Data protection: key compliance updates (25 – 31 May)
A look at GDPR three years on, the EU’s new regulation on AI and guidelines on social media, the Biden administration’s improvements to cybersecurity, and Google’s new privacy requirements – plus other key data protection updates.
Duane Morris LLP | France, United Kingdom | 1 Apr 2021
Climate change vs infrastructure projects- Can they co-exist?
The Guardian on Tuesday 30th March had an interesting article entitled “UK criticised for ignoring Paris climate goals in infrastructure decisions”…
DWF LLP | European Union, United Kingdom | 29 Mar 2021
Looking Ahead: Local Authority
Perry Hill explores the challenges COVID-19 has presented for local authorities together with other key issues for the sector: climate change…
Proskauer Rose LLP | USA | 24 Mar 2021
Illinois Makes Significant Amendments to the Illinois Human Rights Act, Equal Pay Act and Business Corporation Act
On March 23, 2021, Illinois Governor Pritzker signed into law SB1480. As discussed below, the law makes significant changes to the Illinois Human…
DAC Beachcroft | European Union, United Kingdom | 29 Jan 2021
CRU repayments found to be non-compliant with Insurers’ property rights under European Convention on Human Rights
As well as discussing the case generally, which is significant for all liability insurers in the personal injury sphere, we explore how this…
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | United Kingdom | 19 Jan 2021
Court of Appeal and High Court consider property rights under the Human Rights Act
Two recent judgments have demonstrated the utility of the right to property under Article 1 of the First Protocol of the European Convention on Human…
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | United Kingdom | 16 Nov 2020
Parliamentary Committee considers remit of the proposed Constitution, Democracy and Rights Commission
According to the manifesto commitment, the Commission’s purpose would be to make proposals “to restore trust in our institutions and in how our…
