Stuart NEELY

Nov 13, 2024 | mondaq.com | Andrew Reeves |Stuart NEELY |Neil O'May |Ruth Cowley

The UK government has today published its long-awaited guidance to organisations on the new offence of failure to prevent fraud (here) and confirmed the offence will be in force from 1 September 2025.

Nov 4, 2024 | mondaq.com | Stuart NEELY

On 16 October 2024, the UK House of Lords Select Committee (Select Committee) published its report on the review of the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 (MSA). It found that the UK has "fallen behind" on international due diligence developments and recommends that the UK adopts modern slavery due diligence legislation, as well as forced labour import bans, in part recognising that many UK companies are already subject to such requirements in other jurisdictions.

Dec 10, 2023 | mondaq.com | Ruth Cowley |Stuart NEELY

ESG-related disputes are rising all around the world, and Africa is no exception. Although one of the most well-known risks relates to greenwashing - where a company is alleged to have overstated their ESG credentials - there are many other ways in which companies, particularly investors in Africa, may face potential ESG litigation risks. In the video, Stuart Neely says that it is important not only to understand the sources of these claims, but also who the potential claimants might be.

Nov 17, 2023 | mondaq.com | Stuart NEELY |Holly Stebbing |Andrew Judkins

The English High Court has now twice refused permission to allow a claimant to bring a shareholder action (known as a derivative claim) on behalf of Shell plc (Shell) against its directors - once in May then again in July 2023. ClientEarth has now applied for permission to appeal the July 2023 High Court judgment with the Court of Appeal. The claim was brought by ClientEarth, an environmental organisation, which holds a small number of shares in Shell.

Jul 17, 2023 | mondaq.com | Charlie Weston-Simons |Stuart NEELY |Andrew Judkins |Beth Greenwood

Judicial review is increasingly used by interest groups as a tool to pursue climate change and ESG related claims. An area which has seen increased judicial review claims is climate change related actions, where claimants seek to challenge decisions which may impact the environment or levels of carbon emissions. These claims are often directed at companies operating in the energy and natural resources sectors.