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Client Alert February 28, 2025

Omnibus Simplification Package Proposed by the EU Commission: Scaling Back Sustainability Reporting and Due Diligence Obligations

The First Omnibus Package proposes to scale back sustainability reporting obligations under the CSRD as well as due diligence obligations under the CSDDD.

Client Alert December 10, 2024

Modernised Energy Charter Treaty Has Finally Been Approved

This update details the key changes to the ECT in the modernised text and considers what the next chapter of the ECT might look like—including for ECT arbitration.

Client Alert June 13, 2024

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea’s Advisory Opinion on Climate Change and Its Implications

Gibson Dunn discusses the background of the Opinion, the key findings and our main takeaways for both States and private actors, including the potential influence of the Opinion on future climate change litigation.

Webcasts May 31, 2024

Webcast: The European Court of Human Rights’ Rulings in the Climate Change Cases – How Will They Affect Multinational Businesses?

In this webinar, Gibson Dunn partner Robert Spano (former President of the ECtHR) explains the reasoning behind and the implications of several recent climate change-related rulings, including how they potentially impact clients in a range of business sectors.

Client Alert April 30, 2024

Landmark EU “Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive” Imposing Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence Obligations on EU and Non-EU Companies Approved by European Parliament

The obligations apply with respect to a company’s own operations and those of its subsidiaries — but also to those carried out by a company’s “business partners” in the company’s “chain of activities”.

Client Alert April 16, 2024

European Court of Human Rights Rules on the Positive Obligations of Convention States in the Face of the Climate Crisis – Key Takeaways

The Climate Change Cases are the first of their kind decided by the Court and constitute a significant legal development requiring considered analysis and reflection.

Client Alert December 5, 2023

UK to Update Arbitration Act and Join Hague Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments

The U.K. will update its Arbitration Act and join the Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters, two steps that will further strengthen its position as a leading center for the resolution of cross-border commercial disputes.

Article January 3, 2023

The European Union’s Proposed Amendments to Article 10(1) of the ECT: Advancing or Undermining Its Ambitions for the Green Transition?

London of counsel Ceyda Knoebel and associate Stephanie Collins are the authors of "The European Union's Proposed Amendments to Article 10(1) of the ECT – Advancing or Undermining Its Ambitions for the Green Transition?" published in the European Investment Law and Arbitration Review, Volume 7 in January 2023.