Friday, March 23rd, 2012
The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill is due to reach its 3rd reading in the House of Lords this week. As it stands the Bill will give irresponsible multi-national corporations which choose to cut corners more power to violate with impunity the rights of poor and vulnerable communities in developing countries.
Monday, May 23rd, 2011
Simply Put provides an expert analysis of how the current legal framework is failing and what changes need to be made to the existing social and environmental corporate reporting regime. Through smart and straightforward amendments, the report identifies how existing legal requirements could be simplified and streamlined to take the guesswork out of corporate compliance.
Monday, May 9th, 2011
The UK government has recently proposed wide-ranging reforms to the costs regime for civil litigation following a review by Lord Jackson. The so-called Jackson reforms will significantly restrict the ability of claimants and their lawyers to recover legal costs from defendants. They will have particularly devastating consequences for human rights claims against multinational corporations (MNCs), as they threaten to make such claims economically unviable. This briefing note explains why.
Thursday, April 21st, 2011
CORE outlines ten of the key issues, opportunities and discussion points on UK business, human rights and the environment over the coming year. The article is based on the premise that there is no single silver bullet to improving UK businesses’ human rights and environmental impacts, so a multi-faceted approach is required.
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Friday, April 15th, 2011
A new briefing for advocats and activists makes the case for a new body to address the human rights and environmental impacts of UK companies when operating abroad. Based on a detailed review of possible reforms for existing mechanisms, CORE proposes that the Government should create a specialised Commission for Business, Human Rights and the Environment that would have coordinating, capacity-building and informational roles, while also operating as a dispute resolution body.
Saturday, April 2nd, 2011
Richard Meeran, Partner at Leigh Day & Co, provides an overview of litigation, together with case examples.
Saturday, April 2nd, 2011
In this report, SCIAF demonstrate the limitations of voluntary CSR initiatives. A case study is presented of human rights violations caused by the operations of a company that works above and beyond the legal minimum CSR standards.
Friday, March 18th, 2011
CORE has produced a timeline which summarises recent changes and current debates about UK company non-financial reporting requirements.
Friday, March 18th, 2011
New report finds that The Companies Act 2006 has so far had a limited impact on directors’ duties, human rights and the environment.
Thursday, November 11th, 2010
A briefing paper prepared for the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative on Business and Human Rights. This paper outlines how state-based non-judicial mechanisms can help fill gaps in existing frameworks for the protection of human rights of people affected by corporate activities.