5/7/2026 10:26:05 PM EU to Simplify CSRD Reporting Standards: What Changed and What Comes Next for the ESRS By Howard Sidman Aidan Lawes Dr. Jürgen Beninca Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Seth Engel Olga Gidalevitz +3 more... Show less The European Union ("EU") has taken a further step in its bid to simplify the ESG reporting regime for EU and non-EU companies. On May 6,...
5/4/2026 5:54:17 PM The EU Commission Publishes its Report on the Simplification of the EU Deforestation Regulation By Dr. Jürgen Beninca Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Aidan Lawes Seth Engel Bijan Tavakoli +2 more... Show less On May 4, 2026, the European Commission ("Commission") published its report on the simplification of the revised EU Deforestation...
4/28/2026 9:04:07 AM Strategic TFA Litigation Increases PFAS Pressure in Germany By Bijan Tavakoli Dr. Sarah Jabri According to recent reports, Deutsche Umwelthilfe (“DUH”), one of Germany’s best-known environmental NGOs, has brought multiple actions...
3/25/2026 11:35:32 AM Climate Change Litigation Cases against German Car Manufacturers Dismissed By Dr. Jürgen Beninca Bijan Tavakoli Dr. Sarah Jabri Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Aidan Lawes Seth Engel Ali Enayatollahi +4 more... Show less On March 23, 2026, the German Federal Court of Justice ("BGH") ruled that private individuals cannot compel car manufacturers to cease...
3/20/2026 3:17:02 PM Climate Litigation Meets EU Transparency: Action Involving the CJEU’s Access-to-Documents Regime By Bijan Tavakoli Dr. Sarah Jabri A newly filed action before the General Court of the European Union (Case T-489/25, Krüßmann v Court of Justice of the European Union)...
3/6/2026 7:39:19 PM EU Industrial Accelerator Act: What Companies Need to Know By Bijan Tavakoli Dr. Jürgen Beninca Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Dr. Sarah Jabri Kevin Wilcock Sarah Blazek +3 more... Show less On 4 March 2026, the European Commission proposed a Regulation that would, for the first time, make European origin and low-carbon...
3/6/2026 7:03:53 PM Germany: Three Forces Converge to Raise ESG Litigation Stakes By Bijan Tavakoli Dr. Sarah Jabri Germany's litigation landscape is being reshaped by the convergence of tighter criminal enforcement, scalable collective redress, and...
2/27/2026 7:25:25 PM EU Publishes Pared Back ESG Rules in the Omnibus By Seth Engel Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Howard Sidman Aidan Lawes Dr. Jürgen Beninca Amy Pandit Olga Gidalevitz Justine Naessens Yvan Desmedt +6 more... Show less For over a year, the EU has been working to reduce the scope of and simplify two flagship ESG rules, the Corporate Sustainability...
1/31/2026 11:26:25 PM Industrial Emissions Directive 2.0: Mandatory EMS, Stricter Limits, Materially Higher Sanction and Liability Risks By Bijan Tavakoli Dr. Sarah Jabri On January 21, 2026, the German Federal Cabinet adopted a draft bill to implement the EU’s revised Industrial Emissions Directive...
1/17/2026 12:09:04 AM ECB Climate-Related Enforcement: Legal and Supervisory Implications for the 2026 SREP Cycle By Michael Fischer Philippe Goutay Bijan Tavakoli As institutions enter the 2026 SREP cycle, the ECB is signaling a shift from remediation to enforcement in respect of unresolved...
1/15/2026 9:06:13 PM What Does "Fair, Clear and Not-Misleading" Mean in the Context of Fund Strategies? By Aidan Lawes John MacGarty Florence Moulin Giles Elliott Howard Sidman Olga Gidalevitz Mathias Raabe Benne Brouwer +5 more... Show less It has been the case for many years that promotional materials in the EU must be “fair, clear, and not mis-leading”. However, how should...
12/18/2025 10:41:28 PM EU On Track To Simplify Important ESG Regulations By Dr. Jürgen Beninca Aidan Lawes Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Seth Engel Olga Gidalevitz Dr. Sarah Jabri +3 more... Show less On December 16, 2025, and December 17, 2025, the European Parliament (EP) formally approved simplifications and postponements of the...