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  04/10/2024

  International

  A week in the world of ESG

  A lot can happen over the course of a week in the world of ESG. Since Wednesday 25 September 2024, there have been several important developments in Europe and the US and, while we don’t claim to cover every development, this is a summary of those that have most captured our interest and attention.As ever, please reach out if you would like to discuss any of these areas in more detail.European Commission begins infringement process regarding transposition of the CSRDOn Thursday 26 September 2024, the European Commission (“EC”) announced that it has sent letters to 17 EU Member...

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  02/10/2024

  International

  Taskforce on Inequality and Social-related Financial Disclosures launched

  On 23 September 2024, the Taskforce on Inequality and Social-related Financial Disclosures (“TISFD”) was launched.The TISFD, which has been launched to bring attention to the financial risks presented by inequality and other social-related issues to companies and financial institutions (“FIs”), has said that it will develop a global framework for companies and FIs to include more effective disclosures about impacts, dependencies, risks and opportunities related to social issues in their public reporting.Yet another disclosure framework?Standardised, measurable reporting...

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  10/09/2024

  International

  CMS Annual Review of English Construction Law Developments: An International Perspective

  We are pleased to announce the publication of the 2024 edition of our internationally focused Annual Review of English Construction Law Developments. The Annual Review summarises key developments in English construction law over the previous calendar year including developments in related common law jurisdictions. The publication has been prepared with our international clients in mind and aims to provide a greater degree of background and analysis than our regular Law-Now alert service.This year’s edition has a strong focus on exclusion and limitation clauses, with more than half of the...

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  26/07/2024

  International

  EU AI Act – Focus on Enforcement: the EU governance structure

  On 1 August 2024, the Regulation laying down harmonised rules on Artificial Intelligence (AI Act) will enter into force. As a European regulation, the AI Act will apply directly in all 27 EU member states and is intended to make a significant contribution to achieving the European digital strategy (A Europe fit for the digital age). In this, the second article in our series on the implementation of the AI Act, we provide an overview of the European AI governance structure. Understanding this structure is important to understand the roles of the administrative bodies that will have oversight...

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  25/07/2024

  International

  EU anti-dumping investigations of Chinese glyoxylic acid imports

  On 25 July 2024, the EU opened an anti-dumping investigation concerning EU imports of glyoxylic acid originating in the People’s Republic of China, which could lead to substantial anti-dumping duties on future imports.The product under investigation for alleged dumping is glyoxylic acid (Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) Number 298-12-4), of a purity of at least 95 % by dry weight, whether in solid form or as an aqueous solution with a concentration by weight higher than 40 % thereof.The product under investigation is currently classified under CN code ex 2918 30 00 (TARIC code 2918...

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  12/07/2024

  International

  Energy and climate change: The most significant (marine) climate change decision yet?

  Continuing the theme of a number of recent court judgment regarding state and party obligations concerning climate change issues, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (“ITLOS”) has recently delivered its advisory opinion (the “Opinion”) regarding State obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (“UNCLOS”) in relation to the prevention, reduction and control of pollution of the marine environment that result or are likely to result from climate change.The Opinion arrived only a few weeks following the ECtHR’s milestone...

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