Mar 23, 2023 ClientEarth v Shell PLC: Social pressure or a legal requirement? By Rebecca Sutcliffe On the 9 February 2023, ClientEarth filed what they believe is a world-first derivative action lawsuit against the board of directors at...
Feb 20, 2023 ClientEarth bring ESG claim against the Financial Conduct Authority By Elizabeth Butler ClientEarth, an environmental charity, have recently issued a judicial review claim in the High Court against the FCA, the UK’s financial...
Jan 19, 2023 Amazon plans to shed warehouse space By Jack Lightburn Amazon announced plans last week to shut three warehouses in the UK, a decision which will affect around 1,200 jobs and bring 1.3 million...
Nov 16, 2022 The resale of fast fashion - a redeeming quality or one to reject? By Georgie Barrow In recent months, fast fashion brands Pretty Little Thing (PLT), Shein and Zara have entered into the resale market. PLT launched PLT...
Nov 14, 2022 Private companies and the low carbon economy By Jessica Gregson Private small or medium-sized companies within the UK are currently not required by law to produce any environmental reports or...
Nov 03, 2022 Research suggests using AI to reduce bias in recruitment is counter productive By Emily Hocken Recent research undertaken by the University of Cambridge's Centre for Gender Studies has suggested that using artificial intelligence...
Nov 03, 2022 Luxury re-sale: a no brainer for brands? By Jessica Gregson It appears from this Vogue article that luxury brands, such as Balenciaga, can no longer avoid the rapid growth of the re-selling market....
Oct 13, 2022 Ben & Jerry’s bring ESG claim against Unilever for alleged breach of 22-year-old acquisition agreement By Elizabeth Butler Ben & Jerry’s was founded by Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield in Vermont in 1978. As the ice cream brand evolved from a small start-up to a...
Sep 26, 2022 Making contracts more accessible and holding organisations accountable to their commitments By Elizabeth Butler The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has recently concluded a nine-month exercise in which it sought to simplify its standard supply...
Sep 01, 2022 Head in the clouds? Google's underreporting of aviation's environmental impact might be of concern to businesses By Nicola Broadhurst Since July of this year, Google has changed the way it calculates the environmental impact of flights. Previously the search engine had...
Aug 23, 2022 Greener Litigation Pledge By Elizabeth Butler Congratulations to Vodafone which has become the first in-house legal team to sign up to the Greener Litigation Associate Member Pledge....
Aug 18, 2022 Directors’ duties and the treatment of minority shareholders: a cautionary tale By David Draper Last month the High Court handed down judgment on a particularly interesting case concerning the proper exercise of directors’ duties...