ESG

Bindmans launches Social Justice Fund aimed at improving access to justice

UK firm will donate 10% of client fees to fund that will split proceeds with the Access to Justice Foundation and Just4Kids Law

  • 4w

Sidley unveils triple partner raid on Weil in London private funds push

Weil’s global private funds co-head, Ed Gander, to be joined by Stephen Fox and Peter Boulle in coming weeks

  • 1mo

Why brands must be transparent around sustainability claims

Bird & Bird lawyers Rita Tardiolo and Francesca Signorini report on greenwashing allegations at Copenhagen Fashion Week, an issue that highlights the importance of brands living up to their green promises

  • 2mos

More than a third of world’s top law firms exacerbating climate crisis, study claims

Law Firm Climate Change scorecard shows most firms received D or F grades for their efforts to address global warming

  • 2mos

Companies eye pro bono legal work to boost ESG impact - IBA panel

In-house legal teams are doing more pro bono work as a way to meet their business’s ESG goals

  • 3mos

ESG issues ‘not going away’ despite political scepticism in the US - IBA panel

Latin American companies are having to navigate a ‘fragmented’ ESG landscape

  • 3mos

‘ESG is a major topic for all our clients’: Baker & McKenzie’s Katia Boneva-Desmicht

Law firm executive discusses defending luxury brands and the rising importance of ESG legislation

  • 7mos

Luxury brands must prepare for changes in UK, EU and US sustainability legislation

Upcoming global ESG regulations will be a catalyst for transformation within the luxury sector, according to a new report from Baker & McKenzie and Positive Luxury

  • 8mos

Legal Services Board initiates enforcement action against SRA over Axiom Ince oversight failures

Unprecedented move follows highly critical independent report into regulator’s supervision of accumulator firm

  • 8mos

UK Court of Appeal finds Panasonic’s conduct ‘indefensible’ in FRAND dispute with Xiaomi

Xiaomi’s adviser Kirkland hails ‘groundbreaking’ decision to make an interim licence available ahead of FRAND trial

  • 9mos

ESG increasingly shaping strategic decisions at US organisations, GC study finds

ESG strategy responsibilities also moving from legal team to broader C-suite, according to MoFo survey

  • 10mos

Canada Olympic kit sponsor Lululemon faces greenwashing action in France

Claimant firm Hausfeld advises as Canadian advocacy group files complaint with authorities

  • 11mos

Who won Luxury Law Awards 2024 – and why

The top brands, law firms, legal teams and individuals honoured at Luxury Law Summit London

  • 11mos
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