Joseph Duggin

Activist investors and NGOs leaving regulators in their wake

Hélène Préchac May 25, 2023 0 Comments

On May 12, ClientEarth, the environmental law charity, saw its claim against the directors of Shell plc dismissed by the UK High Court. The claim has been touted as a “world-first lawsuit”: a derivative action against directors of a listed company for failing to manage climate-change risks that was backed by institutional investors. The claim […]

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BNP Paribas climate case could prompt wider litigation against banking sector

Hélène Préchac April 12, 2023 0 Comments

In February, three French NGOs, Friends of the Earth France, Notre Affaire à Tous and Oxfam France, launched proceedings in France against BNP Paribas, Europe’s largest bank, in connection with its financing of fossil fuel polluters and thus failing to comply with its obligations under the French corporate duty of vigilance law, which came into […]

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