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UK Legal Update - Autumn 2024
Our round-up of recent and forthcoming developments in UK law and practice for our international stakeholders.
Travers Smith's Sustainability Insights: The role of government in transition finance
A regular briefing for the alternative asset management industry.
The ASA, AI and Greenwashing – what do businesses need to know?
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 wins at Real Deals ESG Awards 2024
Travers Smith LLP is delighted to have been named 'Legal Adviser of the Year' at The Real Deals ESG Awards 2024.
Sustainability Insights ... in conversation - Episode 5: Does responsible investment have a meaningful impact on real world problems?
Welcome to the fifth episode in our Sustainability Insights ... in conversation series.
Insights for In-house Counsel - Autumn 2024
Our regular round-up of recent and forthcoming developments in law and practice for in-house counsel.
Hot or Cold? The European Court of Human Rights' recent decisions in climate change and human rights cases
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.