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Earlier this year, the World Uyghur Congress was successful in its appeal in a case which centered on concerns about the importation of cotton products to the UK from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region ("XUAR") in the People’s Republic of China¹. In this article we will explore the important legal and practical ramifications of this decision, in light of more recent allegations against large multinational entities for failing to prevent slavery and human trafficking abuses in their supply chains. We will also examine the impacts this decision may have in other areas from a Proceeds of Crime ("POCA") perspective, along with practical steps organisations can take to manage supply chain risk. 

Our round-up of recent and forthcoming developments in UK law and practice for our international stakeholders.

A regular briefing for the alternative asset management industry. 

The Advertising Standard Agency's (ASA's) use of AI-assisted collective advert monitoring is having a clear effect; with a 30-fold increase in the number of adverts analysed by the ASA in the period 2022 – 2023, and the ASA's new strategy to proactively pursue so-called "greenwashing" claims, businesses across many sectors are falling foul of the regulator.  

Travers Smith LLP is delighted to have been named 'Legal Adviser of the Year' at The Real Deals ESG Awards 2024.

Welcome to the fifth episode in our Sustainability Insights ... in conversation series.

Our regular round-up of recent and forthcoming developments in law and practice for in-house counsel.

Earlier this year, the European Court of Human Rights (the "ECtHR") delivered three judgments on the application of the European Convention on Human Rights ("Convention") in the climate change context. Whilst two of these cases (Agostinho^[1] and Carême^[2]) were ruled inadmissible on procedural grounds, in the case of KlimaSeniorinnen^[3], the ECtHR found a violation of Convention rights in relation to climate change and outlined positive obligations on all State Parties to the Convention, including the UK, to mitigate climate change.

A regular briefing for the alternative asset management industry. 

Many businesses in the scope of the UK's Energy Saving Opportunities Scheme ("ESOS") will, having submitted their ESOS notification to the Environment Agency, now have put this reporting obligation to the back of their mind until phase 4 in around three years' time. However phase 3 of ESOS brought some important changes, one of which will keep ESOS on the agenda on an at-least-annual basis for the foreseeable future.

The EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) will be highly consequential for those large EU and non-EU companies that fall within its scope. Despite some misleading commentary to the contrary, the financial sector is in scope of the CS3D as finally agreed by the European legislators in May 2024.

Earlier this month, the EU's European Artificial Intelligence Act ("AI Act")^[1], the world's first comprehensive regulation on artificial intelligence, came into force. The AI Act aims to ensure that AI systems are safe, transparent, traceable and environmentally friendly.

The EU's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive ("CSRD") was due to be implemented into national law by the Member States by 6 July 2024. The majority missed that deadline to finalise their laws.

Welcome to the fourth episode in our Sustainability Insights ... in conversation series.

Welcome to the latest edition of our quarterly disputes newsletter, which covers key developments in the dispute resolution world over the last few months.

The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive ("CS3D") was finally published on 5 July 2024, concluding a long and unprecedentedly turbulent legislative process. Businesses now have the certainty they need to start assessing whether they are in scope, and if so, what they need to do to comply with the demanding due diligence obligations under the law, and by when.

In this edition, we look at what a Labour Government could mean for investors in and operators of UK infrastructure.  We also provide an update on disclosure rules for corporates, greenwashing rules for funds and a range of other topics, from EV charging, housing and planning through to tax and expiry of PFI/PPP deals. Please get in touch if you'd like to discuss any of the issues discussed below.

Financier Worldwide: 'Environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns have climbed the boardroom agenda in recent years. It is an area which requires innovative solutions and pragmatic problem solving.

In this podcast, corporate, employment and tax lawyers discuss some of the ESG policies featured in the manifestos of the political parties.