May 17, 2023 English High Court denies ClientEarth's "world-first" climate-related derivative action against the directors of Shell By Lois Horne Chloe Edworthy Riley Forson On 12 May 2023, the English High Court denied permission to ClientEarth to proceed with a substantive application for permission to...
May 15, 2023 Oil still present on claimants’ land not a “continuing private nuisance” according to the UK Supreme Court in the ongoing Jalla v Shell litigation By Chloe Edworthy Riley Forson Madeleine Brown For the second time this year, the Supreme Court has given guidance on the tort of private nuisance. Following the decision in Fearn...
Dec 15, 2022 ESG collective proceedings in the Competition Appeal Tribunal – a natural new home or a fleeting visit? By Simon Day Jennifer Reeves Zoe Carter Riley Forson +1 more... Show less ESG litigation risk has become a growing concern for businesses as claimants pursue increasingly innovative causes of action (see our...
Jul 19, 2022 Court of Appeal revives significant environmental group action against BHP Group By Simon Day Chloe Edworthy Riley Forson The Court of Appeal has granted permission for a significant group action to proceed against one of the world’s largest mining concerns,...
May 31, 2022 To probate and beyond: the digitalisation of private client law By Elizabeth Doherty Jacob Ward Riley Forson The 2020/1 Covid-19 lockdowns caused a revolution in the use of technology even in the most traditional areas. Two recent developments...
May 19, 2022 You’ve got a friend in me: English courts show support for the finality of arbitral awards By Mark Lawrence Chloe Edworthy Riley Forson The English High Court has made it clear that there is no automatic right to an oral hearing where a party seeks to challenge an arbitral...
Apr 29, 2022 Disclose and explain – or else give up the put up or shut up By Elizabeth Doherty Edward Parry-Smith Riley Forson In a judgment recently handed down in the High Court case of Parsons & Anor v Reid & Anor [2022] EWHC 755 (Ch), Master Clark considered...
Jul 20, 2021 A natural next step: quantifying and addressing the impact of asset management on nature By Riley Forson As asset managers adapt to the need to disclose their approach to climate-related financial risks, integrate sustainability risk...