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Cross-border Real Estate ESG: How will the EPBD affect EU member states… and what about the US and UK?

What is the latest position on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD)? How will different EU member states implement the new regime? How is the UK grappling with the need to...

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UK Real Estate ESG Update

2024 continues to deliver waves of ESG-related news, updates and developments. In this latest ESG Update Robert Gowing considers the challenges inherent in the planning system when it...

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UK Supreme Court rules on the law of nuisance: knot just another case on causation

A dispute over a £5000 drop in property value has gone all the way to the Supreme Court which, today, confirmed that you cannot recover damages for encroachment of Japanese knotweed...

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Hong Kong Court of Appeal rules arbitration agreement trumps winding-up petition in insolvency

The Hong Kong Court of Appeal has finally laid to rest the vexed issue of whether an arbitration agreement or a winding-up petition should take precedence in an insolvency situation. In two ...

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European Parliament adopts CS3D: New ESG litigation risks in the supply chain

The EU is implementing new regulations to hold companies liable for human rights and environmental violations within the global supply chain. On 24 April 2024, the European Parliament...

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Podcast: ESG Litigation

As companies around the world embrace ESG as part of their overall strategy, the level of scrutiny is on the rise. Increasing regulatory reporting and transparency requirements also mean we ...

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Lab-grown “fake” gems? Arbitrator’s comments not evidence of bias, Singapore court rules

The Singapore High Court has rejected an applicant’s efforts to set aside an award on grounds that the arbitrator had breached the rules of natural justice by preventing a fair...

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Disciplinary, litigation risk - AFRC highlights skill shortage in Hong Kong public interest entity audits

The Accounting and Financial Reporting Council (AFRC) has published its first report on the public interest entity (PIE) audit market in Hong Kong. Reviewing its own survey of PIE auditors, ...

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UK: How can data centres be ESG compatible?

Here we consider 10 ways in which responsible data centre lease clauses can help further the ESG agendas of data centre investors, operators and customers. In this second article in our...

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