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Freshfields Takes Key Role as ExxonMobil Fights EU Windfall Tax

The oil and gas giant is suing the EU in a bid to halt a windfall tax targeting energy profits.
3 minute read

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Eversheds Sutherland's London Office Targeted by Climate Protestors

An Extinction Rebellion group sprayed the London office with fake oil.
2 minute read

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Legal Strategy for Saving the Planet at COP 27

"The Russian-Ukraine war should serve as an impetus to think about how we accelerate the energy transition because one thing that's become very clear is the overreliance on Russian gas," Covington & Burling senior adviser Thomas Reilly said.
12 minute read

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COP 27: Your Net Zero Strategy Says a Lot About You as a Firm

Clients and job seekers are starting to interrogate firms as they become more familiar with the ins and outs of target-setting.
5 minute read

International Edition

CEOs Are Starting to Hit Brakes on ESG to Weather Expected Recession

The environmental, social and governance programs that many legal departments have been ramping up could take a hit as companies put resources elsewhere, according to a new survey by KPMG.
3 minute read

International Edition

Australia Class Action Firm Plans Cases Against BMW and Mercedes

Gerard Malouf & Partners says consumers were likely misled, alleging the two automakers tampered with their diesel engines to skirt regulatory emissions requirements. The allegations are similar to Volkswagen's historic "dieselgate" scandal.
2 minute read

International Edition

In 2 Separate Suits, NGOs Sue European Commission Over Green Investment Label

One of the two lawsuits is being handled by U.K. firm 11KBW and Baldon Avocats, the French firm that won what has been dubbed as the "climate case of the century."
4 minute read

International Edition

Battling Greenwashing: Law Firms Increasingly Wield Data to Back Up Client ESG Claims

Regulators and plaintiffs firms want more than just policy statements. Law firms are having to prove the data behind their clients' ESG efforts to avoid claims that it's all for show.
9 minute read

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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

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