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Sustainability Insights ... In Conversation - Episode 5: Does Responsible Investment Have A Meaningful Impact On Real World Problems? (Podcast)

Oct 17, 2024 | mondaq.com | Simon Witney |Heather Gagen

Welcome to the fifth episode in our Sustainability Insights ... in conversation series. In this episode, Simon Witney and Tom Gosling, Visiting Senior Fellow in the Law School at London School Economics and co-author of "Does Sustainable Investing Work?", discuss the role of the public and private markets in delivering real world change. The conversation explores how responsible investment can improve risk-adjusted returns, align values, and mitigate real world problems.
Sustainability Insights ... In Conversation - Episode 4: Diandra Soobiah, Director Of Responsible Investment At Nest, The National Employment Savings Trust (Podcast) - Employee Rights/ Labour Relations - Employment and HR - United Kingdom

Aug 7, 2024 | mondaq.com | Simon Witney |Heather Gagen

Welcome to the fourth episode in our Sustainability Insights ... in conversation series. In the fourth episode of our Sustainability Insights ... in conversation series, Simon Witney speaks to Diandra Soobiah, Director of Responsible Investment at Nest, the National Employment Savings Trust.
Dispute Resolution Round-Up - July 2024

Jul 23, 2024 | lexology.com | Heather Gagen

Click here to watch the video. Welcome to the latest edition of our quarterly disputes newsletter, which covers key developments in the dispute resolution world over the last few months. The media landscape this month has been dominated by the change of government, which has also had an immediate impact in the dispute resolution sphere. Both the Litigation Funding Agreements (Enforceability) Bill and the Arbitration Bill fell away when parliament was dissolved.
Sustainability Insights ... In Conversation (Podcast)

Jun 26, 2024 | mondaq.com | Heather Gagen |Simon Witney

Welcome to the third episode in our Sustainability Insights ... in conversation series. Our third episode of Sustainability Insights ... in conversation focuses on impact investing, and what impact means to Apax Partners.
Travers Smith LLP

May 11, 2024 | mondaq.com | Heather Gagen |Simon Witney |Adam Rice |Ailie Murray

CONTRIBUTING SINCE DECEMBER 2010 It’s not just law at Travers Smith. Our clients’ business is our business. Independent and bound only by our clients’ ambitions, we are wherever they need us to be. We focus on key areas of work where we are genuinely market leading. If it’s hard – ask Travers Smith. POPULAR TOPICS Employment and HR Corporate/Commercial Law Real Estate and Construction Finance and Banking Tax
UK Legal Update - Spring 2024

Mar 27, 2024 | lexology.com | Louisa Chambers |James Longster |Dan Reavill |Helen Reddish |Ben Chivers |Jonathan Rush | +40 more

Our round-up of recent and forthcoming developments in UK law and practice for our international stakeholders.
New Zealand Supreme Court Releases Smith v Fonterra & Ors Decision On Novel Climate Change Claims

Mar 21, 2024 | mondaq.com | Alice Childs |Caroline Edwards |Heather Gagen

In a unanimous judgment, the Supreme Court of New Zealand has overturned the Court of Appeal's decision, which struck out Mr Smith's three tortious claims against seven corporate defendants (read our previous briefing here). The Supreme Court has allowed Mr Smith's claims in negligence, public nuisance, and a novel "climate system damage" tort to proceed to trial. Mr Smith is an elder of Ngāpuhi and Ngāti Kahu and the climate change spokesman for the Iwi Chairs Forum.
Pension Trustees And ESG-Related Litigation Risk ESG: Ensuring Sound Governance

Mar 15, 2024 | mondaq.com | Susie Daykin |Caroline Edwards |Heather Gagen |Daniel Gerring

ESG: Ensuring Sound Governance Introduction Background Litigation risk in investment decision making - McGaughey v USS Litigation risk attaching to public statements Conclusion 1.1 This briefing summarises the potential ESG-related litigation risks that pension trustees face in relation to: 1.1.1 the investment decisions they make (or do not make); and 1.1.2 what they say about the way in which they have taken or will take ESG factors into account in their investment decision making.