The ESG litigation landscape is rapidly developing. Activist claimants, whose end-goal is to effect change in the management, ESG policies or ESG credentials of companies or regulated firms, are progressively pressurising...more
2/15/2024
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Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Derivative Suit ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Shareholder Activism ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Shareholder Meetings ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
UK
In February 2023 ClientEarth issued a derivative action against Shell’s 11 directors. ClientEarth alleged that the directors had breached their duties under the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) by failing to adopt and implement...more
5/24/2023
/ Board of Directors ,
Breach of Duty ,
Climate Change ,
Companies Act ,
Corporate Governance ,
Derivative Suit ,
Dismissals ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Good Faith ,
Paris Agreement ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Shareholders ,
Shell Oil ,
UK Companies Acts