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Diane Dickson examines the legal framework for green building, explaining the latest changes & their impact on practitioners & clients
Iris Karaman & Kate Chan discuss the practical impact of the EU’s proposed ‘Omnibus’ package
The European Commission’s proposed ‘Omnibus’ package sets out an array of proposed amendments to simplify corporate sustainability requirements and reduce paperwork. In this week’s NLJ, Iris Karaman, senior associate, and Kate Chan, associate, at Pillsbury Law, look at the ‘Omnibus’ content and assess its practical implications for business.
Will proposed EU and UK legislation stop business at the carbon border? Paul Henty examines the implications for businesses, as well as the wider effects on global trade
In the era of greenwashing, Richard Reichman examines new guidance that highlights the overlap between fraud & ESG risks
This week’s NLJ boasts a double helping of ESG (environmental, social and governance)
Attitudes to class actions are shifting among the general public and business leaders, research shows.
Want to help shape the future of environmental, social and governance (ESG) law? Then join the Young ESG Professionals Network (YESGPN), launched this month by Iris Karaman and Kate Chan, both associates at international firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman.
Paige Coulter & Julianne Hughes-Jennett map out the risky landscape of greenwashing regulation
‘Downstream’ CO₂ emissions & causation: Dr Douglas Maxwell analyses the judgments of a divided Supreme Court
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Serious injury teambolstered by high-profile partner hire

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Firm strengthens employment team with partner hire

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

Lawyers’ liability practice strengthened with partner appointment in London

NEWS
Tech companies will be legally required to prevent material that encourages or assists serious self-harm appearing on their platforms, under Online Safety Act 2023 regulations due to come into force in the autumn
Commercial leasehold, the defence of insanity and ‘consent’ in the criminal law are among the next tranche of projects for the Law Commission
The Bar has a culture of ‘impunity’ and ‘collusive bystanding’ in which making a complaint is deemed career-ending due to a ‘cohort of untouchables’ at the top, Baroness Harriet Harman KC has found
Lawyers have broadly welcomed plans to electronically tag up to 22,000 more offenders, scrap most prison terms below a year and make prisoners ‘earn’ early release
David Lammy, Ellie Reeves and Baroness Levitt have taken up office at the Ministry of Justice, following the cabinet reshuffle
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