Mark E. Hills

Oct 15, 2024 | mondaq.com | Sarah Wilks |Mark E. Hills |Ondrej Hajda |Amrit Walia

MB Mayer Brown More Mayer Brown is a distinctively global law firm, uniquely positioned to advise the world’s leading companies and financial institutions on their most complex deals and disputes. We have deep experience in high-stakes litigation and complex transactions across industry sectors, including our signature strength, the global financial services industry.

Oct 9, 2024 | lexology.com | Sarah Wilks |Mark E. Hills |Ondrej Hajda |Amrit Walia

Following the UK Competition and Markets Authority’s (“CMA“) recent investigation regarding ‘Green Claims’ in the fashion industry (discussed here), the CMA has now published a Compliance Guide to help fashion businesses “stay on the right side of consumer law”. This is part of the CMA’s “essential” work to ensure consumers can make informed choices based on environmental claims that they can trust. In short, all of your environmental claims must be clear and accurate.

Sep 24, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Mark E. Hills

KEY TAKEAWAYS The CMA’s Green Agreements Guidance sets out its approach to applying competition law in relation to agreements between competitors that are aimed at reducing the adverse impact of economic activities on the environment, or transitioning towards environmental sustainability. The Guidance does not, however, apply to social and governance related initiatives within companies’ ESG strategies.

Sep 23, 2024 | mondaq.com | Mark E. Hills

MB Mayer Brown More Mayer Brown is a distinctively global law firm, uniquely positioned to advise the world’s leading companies and financial institutions on their most complex deals and disputes. We have deep experience in high-stakes litigation and complex transactions across industry sectors, including our signature strength, the global financial services industry.

Sep 18, 2024 | lexology.com | Mark E. Hills

Key takeawaysThe CMA’s Green Agreements Guidance sets out its approach to applying competition law in relation to agreements between competitors that are aimed at reducing the adverse impact of economic activities on the environment, or transitioning towards environmental sustainability. The Guidance does not, however, apply to social and governance related initiatives within companies’ ESG strategies.