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Whilst public authorities in the UK are already subject to human rights obligations via the Human Rights Act 1998, a recent private members bill raises the possibility of imposing environmental and human rights obligations on businesses as well as public authorities.

The Commercial Organisations and Public Authorities Duty (Human Rights and Environment) Bill seeks to introduce an overarching duty on companies to prevent environmental and human rights harms, reporting obligations and new avenues for civil liability and regulatory enforcement.

Read more about this in the insight briefing on our website here.

 

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Andrew Lidbetter photo

Andrew Lidbetter

Consultant, London

Andrew Lidbetter
Nusrat Zar photo

Nusrat Zar

Partner, London

Nusrat Zar
Antony Crockett photo

Antony Crockett

Partner, Hong Kong

Antony Crockett
Jasveer Randhawa photo

Jasveer Randhawa

Professional Support Consultant, London

Jasveer Randhawa
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Rebecca Chin

Senior Associate, London

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