-
1 week ago | 
ibanet.org | Rachael Johnson
In May, the EU and the UK together announced a package of agreements, representing a marked shift in their relationship amid wider geopolitical instability and uncertainty.
-
3 weeks ago | 
ibanet.org | Rachael Johnson
Organised crime groups are finding ways to use listed companies to support their activities, for example as a way of laundering dirty money or by launching cyber attacks against them. In-House Perspective assesses the risks legal teams need to be aware of and how they can ensure their business is equipped to respond.
-
1 month ago | 
ibanet.org | Rachael Johnson
Addressing advised emissions is increasingly being seen as a key means by which law firms can have a significant impact in their efforts to tackle the climate crisis. These are the indirect emissions associated with a company’s value chain, including those generated by using its products and/or services. For law firms and other professional services companies, these emissions arise from the advice provided to clients.
-
2 months ago | 
ibanet.org | Rachael Johnson
In April, the European Parliament approved the EU’s proposed ‘stop-the-clock’ directive, which would delay implementation of parts of the bloc’s recent sustainability legislation. The directive is included within the EU’s recently proposed ‘Omnibus’ package of legislative changes. A second directive in this package introduces changes to the content and scope of the EU’s sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements and is being considered separately by legislators.
-
2 months ago | 
ibanet.org | Rachael Johnson
In March the European Commission adopted its strategy for a savings and investments union (SIU). The SIU aims to channel more of the public’s savings into the bloc’s capital markets. The Commission says the proposals will allow for greater spending on its strategic priorities and make the EU more attractive to investors and companies.
-
Mar 19, 2025 | 
ibanet.org | Rachael Johnson
Global Insight assesses what’s shaping corporate activity and the M&A landscape by analysing trends across four key markets: the United States, Asia, the United Kingdom and Germany. The United StatesThe beginning of 2025 saw M&A activity moving slowly. As the administration of new US President Donald Trump began its work, uncertainty arising from its tariff policies as well as fears of a possible recession have tempered expectations for the rest of the year.
-
Jan 30, 2025 | 
ibanet.org | Rachael Johnson
Assessing four recent cases, Global Insight considers how the law can be used to promote the public interest, enable access to justice and check corporate power. Campaign groups, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and others continue to bring litigation and other legal action to hold powerful organisations to account in the public interest.
-
Nov 18, 2024 | 
ibanet.org | Rachael Johnson
Access to justice and accountability, as well as the existential challenges of the climate crisis and artificial intelligence, are just some of the issues shaping developments in dispute resolution. Global Insight reports. In autumn 2023, the UK Court of Appeal found that parties to a dispute can be ordered by the court to engage in alternative dispute resolution (ADR). The finding was part of a judgment handed down in Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council.
-
Oct 24, 2024 | 
ibanet.org | Rachael Johnson
Substantial work is needed from the legal profession to reduce its environmental impact. A survey of law firm leaders, carried out by the IBA Law Firm Management Committee’s ESG Subcommittee and published in September, found that 59 per cent of respondents hadn’t yet calculated their carbon footprint. Meanwhile, the survey identified that of the three pillars of ESG [environmental, social and governance], the ‘E’ is the least well represented within the strategies of law firms.
-
Oct 22, 2024 | 
ibanet.org | Rachael Johnson
Significant progress is needed for the legal sector to be aligned with the global net zero pathway. Getting there requires a 42 per cent reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions and a 25 per cent reduction in Scope 3 emissions by 2030.
