Legislation update: May 2017
The key lesson highlighted in this judgment is the fact that membership of the same group of companies does not automatically clothe a parent company
Read moreLegislation Update: March 2017
One of the key implications is that it is still not impossible for a high-street retailer to be supplied by unethical manufacturers
Read moreDoe Vs Nestle et al
Background & Case Timeline This particular case is not a recent one and comes with a back catalogue of previous […]
Read moreLessons in law
The US has seen a wave or lawsuits arising against companies alleging that their products have been made by slaves. […]
Read moreBarber V Nestle
The US has seen a wave of lawsuits arising companies alleging that their products have been made by slaves. One […]
Read moreLegislation Update February 2016
The California legislation TISCA has finally had an opportunity to flex its muscles as one of the first kind in […]
Read moreWhat business can learn from the BP Gulf of Mexico spill
The court found that not only was BP not just negligent but grossly negligent. The judge apportioned 67% of the […]
Read moreLegal Insight: the latest on corporate liability under the US Alien Tort Statute
For those who are unfamiliar with it, the Alien Tort Statute has previously been engaged to hold private actors, including […]
Read moreWhat’s the law got to do with it?
New class actions arising from Rana Plaza disaster. Its been two years since the collapse of Rana Plaza and those […]
Read moreParadigm shifts – have we been there before?
I recently attended a workshop held at the UK Law society in London, to discuss the topic of Transactional Corporate […]
Read moreReflections from an African adventure
After a sojourn via Lagos airport my family and I arrived in Oliver Tambo international airport at 5 am two […]
Read moreThe Guardian Global Supply Chains Summit 2014
First published on the Finance Against Trafficking website. Click here. “How many slaves do you own?” This was the confronting […]
Read moreUK Government: CSR call for views: September 2013
CLT envirolaw response. Question 1: What more could Government do to encourage a greater number of companies to adopt internationally […]
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