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New Trend in Climate Litigation Threatens EU Emissions Curbs

Fossil Fuel companies are using a 1990s investment agreement treaty to recoup investment losses suffered as a result of governments' plans to curb greenhouse gas emissions. NGOs have called the treaty a "climate action killer" and lawyers say it has created a regulatory chill.
9 minute read

International Edition

The Role of Law in Driving Sustainability

'The law needs to catch up with society's standards for sustainable practices and converge over the coming years around a set of self-regulatory best practices.'
4 minute read

International Edition

Heavyweight Duo Leads on Major African Renewable Energy Deal

The deal involves teams based primarily in South Africa and the U.K.
2 minute read

International Edition

Biden's Saudi Trip a 'Triumph of Realism Over Idealism,' Lawyers Say, Despite Human Rights Concerns

Biden makes his trip in an atmosphere of disapproval. But lawyers say tighter commercial relations with the Middle East nation are a must.
9 minute read

International Edition

Hogan Lovells Renewables Head Joins US Firm in London

The partner had been at Hogan Lovells for 18 years.
2 minute read

International Edition

Quintet of Firms Advises on $1.9B Middle East Renewables Transaction

The deal presages the creation of a global clean energy powerhouse that consolidates the UAE's renewable energy and green hydrogen efforts.
3 minute read

International Edition

Colombia Election Results Put Legal Community on Edge

The South American country's first leftist president vows to redirect the economy, creating new uncertainties for law firms.
5 minute read

International Edition

Ashurst Opens Third US Office With Texas Base

The move comes as local players in the U.S. market have also been expanding into Texas.
2 minute read

International Edition

A Look at Climate Litigation So Far This Year

The Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights are grappling with several significant climate litigation cases.
5 minute read

International Edition

Big Law Attorneys Are Bullish on the 'Staying Power' of Energy Transition

According to one Vinson & Elkins partner, the current momentum behind green energy is like "a speeding train that can't be stopped."
5 minute read

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