Legal risk that matters: Developments in company liability - What are the implications for corporate human rights policies?

Conference host and global law firms Freshfields recently summarized some UK legal developments and what they might mean for corporate liability in human rights cases around the world, where UK courts are used. Recently cases, detailed here, show that policy really does matter, as does oversight and controls, when it comes to legal liabilities in human rights issues in the supply chain. We’ll discuss the implications and trends, and what companies can do to better mitigate risk.