Business & Human Rights
The firm is at the forefront of the development of litigation in France on Business & Human Rights and Corporate sustainability due diligence matters. We notably represent a number of companies in cases based on the French Law on the duty of vigilance.
Notable experience
- Defence of an oil & gas corporation in the landmark case based on the French Law on the duty of vigilance in connection with a project in Africa.
- Defence of an oil & gas corporation in a case based on the French Law on the duty of vigilance in connection with a project in Yemen.
- Defence of a company specialised in the energy industry in a case based on the French Law on the duty of vigilance in connection with a project in Mexico.
- Advice to companies who received formal notices under the French Law on the duty of vigilance.
- Advice to companies in designing corporate due diligence plans (impact assessment, designing policies, human rights due diligence audits).
- Defence of an industrial group in a judicial investigation over allegations of financing of terrorism and complicity in crimes against humanity.
- Defense of an organization accused of complicy in war crimes.