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Ruling Requires South Korean Government to Review Climate Targets

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South Korea’s Constitutional Court has issued a “first of its kind” decision in Asia, requiring South Korea to update its greenhouse gas reduction targets. On 29 August 2024, South Korea’s Constitutional Court (the Court)...more

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The Next Wave of Mass Claims: Future Trends in Group Litigation

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On 6 June 2024, Ankura, Baker McKenzie, Henderson Chambers, Fladgate LLP, and Shieldpay hosted the panel, "The Next Wave of Mass Claims: Future Trends in Group Litigation” as part of London International Disputes Week 2024....more

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European Court of Human Rights: Landmark Ruling Deems Climate Inaction Amounts to a Violation of Human Rights

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On April 9, 2024, the European Court of Human Rights (the "Court" or "ECtHR") delivered three highly anticipated and significant judgments on the application of the European Convention on Human Rights (the "ECHR"). This...more

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International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea Issues Landmark Advisory Opinion on Climate Change

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The Tribunal confirmed that States party to UNCLOS must take measures to prevent marine pollution caused by climate change, on top of their obligations under the Paris Agreement. On 9 April 2024, the International...more

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European Court's Landmark Ruling Deems Climate Inaction Amounts to Violation of Human Rights

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The Context: Litigation over State obligations to mitigate climate change intensifies globally, with NGOs and individuals pressuring corporations to cut emissions. The European Court of Human Rights ("ECtHR") issued three...more

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New ECHR judgments lead the way for future climate protection lawsuits

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Three rulings of the European Court of Human Rights given on 9 April 2024 have set the global tone for climate protection actions before national courts. The Court found that Article 8 of the European Convention on Human...more

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Climate Change Litigation on the Rise

The recent decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in the matter Verein Klimaseniorinnen and others v. Switzerland has attracted significant media interest. The judges found that Switzerland had not fulfilled...more

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Iliria S.R.L. v Albania: Landmark Decision Affirms Need for Timely Justice

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In a landmark decision rendered by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), the recent case of Iliria S.R.L. v Albania underscores the imperative need for timely justice in matters of international arbitration in the...more

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European Court of Human Rights Declares Switzerland Failed to Adequately Address Climate Change

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Today, the European Court of Human Rights issued a decision holding that Switzerland violated the human rights of its citizens by failing to adequately protect them from climate change. Specifically, the Court held that...more

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European Citizens Sue States for Breach of Human Rights Resulting from Failure to Take Stronger Climate Action

On September 27, 2023, six “Portuguese young people” were heard by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in a lawsuit against 32 European governments, including all EU member states, alleging that their failure to act...more

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Whistleblowers and confidentiality breaches - is freedom of expression a defence

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Yes, in some cases, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. In Halet v Luxembourg, the Court overturned an employee whistleblower’s criminal conviction for confidentiality leaks to the press, concluding that the...more

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Whistleblower Protection in Europe: Where do we Stand?

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The European Court of Human Rights (hereinafter referred to as “ECHR”) has just granted the status of whistleblower to a former employee of PwC, in Luxemburg, who was at the origin of public revelations on certain tax...more

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Future Claims Against Russia: Key Implications of the Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia Decision

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On January 25, 2023, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights declared the claims in the case of Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia partly admissible....more

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INTERPOL’s CCF: the Annual Report (Post 3 of 3)

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Today’s post is the final in our series on the most recent Annual Report of the  Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files (CCF). The focus of this post will be on the critical factor of admissibility....more

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UK Supreme Court: Suspects Under Investigation Have Reasonable Expectation of Privacy

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The decision exposes media outlets in the UK to liability if they identify suspects prior to charge, but carries lesser implications elsewhere. On 16 February 2022, the UK Supreme Court held that a suspect under criminal...more

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Jumping the gun - direct offer to employees was unlawful inducement

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The UK Supreme Court found in Kostal UK Ltd v Dunkley that it was an unlawful inducement for an employer to offer a pay deal to employees “over the head” of its recognised trade union. However, the position would have been...more

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Spring in the step - Deliveroo riders not workers for trade union recognition

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Independent trade unions are entitled to apply for compulsory recognition on behalf of workers in a bargaining unit if certain conditions are met. The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWUGB) applied for...more

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Neues zum Whistleblowing – Meinungsfreiheit und Staatsbürgerpflicht vs. Loyalität im Arbeitsverhältnis

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Zumeist sind es Arbeitnehmer, die Missstände oder Straftaten melden, welche ihnen im Zusammenhang mit ihrem Arbeitsverhältnis bekannt geworden sind. Mangels ausdrücklicher gesetzlicher Regelung besteht jedoch für Arbeitnehmer...more

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UK HR Two Minute Monthly: religious discrimination; TUPE; IR35

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Our first update of 2020 outlines key UK employment law developments over the last month. It includes cases on the definition of ‘employee’ under TUPE, the impact of a job evaluation survey in relation to equal pay, direct...more

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Employee Video Surveillance: Position of the European Court of Human Rights

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On October 17, 2019, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) approved the installation of a Closed-Circuit Television (“CCTV”) surveillance system which was used to monitor supermarket cashiers without informing those...more

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European Court Rules That Merely Hyperlinking Is Not Defamatory

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Here is a sentence we don't write very often: A decision this week of the European Court of Human Rights has brought U.S. and European defamation law into greater alignment. Well, at least regarding hyperlinks to defamatory...more

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UK Supreme Court Rules on 'Gay Cake' Case

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Cakes have become an unlikely battleground for gay rights over the past few years. In the United States there has been a spate of cases where individuals have challenged refusals to provide cakes for same-sex weddings or in...more

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Top Human Rights Court Denies Right to be Forgotten in Old Murder Case

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On June 28, 2018, the European Court of Human Rights decided that Germany had correctly denied two individuals their “right to be forgotten” requests in connection with press archives relating to a 1991 murder. The two...more

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France Takes Next Step in Anticorruption Enforcement: First "French DPAs" and What Companies Should Know

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The Situation: Anticorruption legislation passed by French lawmakers in 2016 authorizes the resolution of a corruption matter by means of a "convention judiciaire d'intérêt public" ("CJIP"), the French version of a deferred...more

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Covert Surveillance at Work: A Breach of the Right to Privacy

In Lopez Ribalda & Ors v Spain (Application nos. 1874/13 and 8567/13) the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) held that the installation of and reliance on covert surveillance at work was a breach of the workers’ right to...more

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