ESG

‘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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Canada Olympic kit sponsor Lululemon faces greenwashing action in France

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

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Who won Luxury Law Awards 2024 – and why

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

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Top 100 global firms’ fossil fuel-related deal work edges down, study finds

More than 40 firms rated ‘F’ in climate change scorecard, although renewable energy work increases sharply

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King & Spalding adds four-partner finance team in London from Cadwalader

Fund finance and ESG partners make the move alongside team of associates

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Upholding the rule of law can boost economic and societal progress, study finds

New IBA Impact Report assesses the legal profession’s socioeconomic influence

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Uncertainty follows SEC stay of contested climate disclosure rule

Legal challenges and US elections could determine timing and scope of climate-related disclosure requirements, write Debevoise lawyers Ulysses Smith and Isabelle Glimcher

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BT Group offers automatic panel spot to firm that makes best use of AI

Latest roster reduced from 15 to 11 firms; carrot of free place for most tech-savvy firm offered for next review

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Coca-Cola, GSK, ITV among UK GCs embracing pro bono pledge to enhance access to justice

In-House Pro Bono Pledge seeks to increase corporate counsel involvement in pro bono activities over next three years

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Herbert Smith Freehills names lawyer quartet to global ESG leadership

Firm names ESG leaders for UK, US and EMEA to support global practice head Silke Goldberg

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US sustainable battery leader Cirba hires CLO from lithium giant Albemarle

Jake Wilson brings almost two decades of corporate in-house legal experience

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Winners unveiled at the Women and Diversity in Law Awards

Bar Council vice chair Barbara Mills KC among array of individuals, teams and businesses honoured

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‘Couture is the perfect model for sustainability’: Atelier Tammam founder Lucy Tammam

Loeb & Loeb’s Melanie Howard and British designer Lucy Tammam discuss the complexities of navigating sustainability in today’s fashion industry

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Landmark EU corporate sustainability legislation on hold after U-turn by Germany

European Council fails to approve Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive over bureaucracy fears

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Pinsent Masons launches emissions advice programme for SME suppliers

Scheme run in association with social enterprise Heart of the City intended to help suppliers achieve net-zero targets

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Women & Diversity in Law Awards – the candidates in the running for Woman of the Year

Ahead of the Women & Diversity in Law Awards in March, we profile the shortlisted contenders for the prestigious Woman of the Year Award

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