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Law firm, NGOs, union say UK Govt proposal to European Commission re ruling by EU court would prevent overseas victims of corporate abuse obtaining access to justice in EU
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Submission to European Commission regarding Brussels I Regulation (EC 44/2001)
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[PDF] Review of the Brussels I Regulation
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[PDF] Review of the Brussels I Regulation (EC 44/2001) - Comments from the United Kingdom [scroll to para. 12-15]
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Cape/Gencor lawsuits (re So. Africa)
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[PDF] The Third Pillar: Access to Judicial Remedies for Human Rights Violations by Transnational Business
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Access to Justice and Extractive Industries (UK)
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[audio] Silicosis: the largest class action suit in South African history and why it still matters
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Alien Tort Backup Plan
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Mine class action could start soon [So. Africa]
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House of Commons debate about human rights concerns in Legal Aid Bill [UK]
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Multinationals will profit from the government's civil litigation shakeup [UK]
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South African mining facing implied $100bn silicosis damage – RBC
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[PDF] Implications of the Jackson Civil Costs Reforms for Human Rights Cases against Multinational Corporations [UK]
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[PDF] Tort litigation against multinationals (“MNCs”) for violation of human rights: an overview of the position outside the US
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Leigh Day's Annual Review
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Submission to European Commission regarding Brussels I Regulation (EC 44/2001)
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[PDF] Review of the Brussels I Regulation
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[PDF] Special event: Martyn Day & Paul Hoffman speaking on “Human rights lawsuits against companies – our experiences with victims, their families and businesspeople” (London, 3 Dec 2009)
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[DOC] Open Letter to the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Business and Human Rights: The genesis and development of MNC litigation in South Africa and a possible model for the future
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[PDF] Obstacles to Justice and Redress for Victims of Corporate Human Rights Abuse
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Lawyers in a hunt for big game
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Anglo being sued for R20m [So. Africa]
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[PDF] Extraterritorial Jurisdiction as a tool for improving the Human Rights Accountability of Transnational Corporations
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Why all companies should address human rights (and how the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre can help)
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Asbestos attorney secures Swiss payout [South Africa]
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[PDF] Transboundary Accountability for Transnational Corporations: Using Private Civil Claims
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[DOC] Regulations for Corporations: A historical account of TNC regulation
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Legal Remedies for the Resource Curse - A Digest of Experience in Using Law to Combat Natural Resource Corruption
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[PDF] Beating the Odds: The Quest for Justice by South African Asbestos Mining Communities
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Law, Globalization & Multinational Corps [Corporations] Law [Syllabus]
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[PDF] executive summary: "Business and International Crimes: Assessing the Liability of Business Entities for Grave Violations of International Law"
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[PDF] The Changing Landscape of Liability - A Director’s Guide to Trends in Corporate Environmental, Social and Economic Liability
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Martyn Vs Goliath
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Lawyers in asbestos case agreed to destroy evidence [UK]
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[DOC] Corporate Social Responsibility: The International Aspects
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Asbestosis victims continue their fights while multinationals duck and dive [So. Africa]
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Human rights for all people for all times
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Global actions against multinational companies
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Cape plc finally pays out
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Pay-out for ill miners cut by half [South Africa]
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Asbestos deal won't bring back the dead [South Africa]
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Less money for mining victims
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Gold Mines Could Face Gencor-Type Lawsuits [South Africa]
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Black workers to receive £45m asbestos settlement [South Africa]
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[PDF] Legal Issues in Corporate Citizenship
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Gencor opposes class action as 37 seek payment for asbestos-related diseases [South Africa]
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Gencor's asbestos liability could be huge, court told [South Africa]
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Asbestos victims seek court nod for class action against Gencor [South Africa]
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Claimants set to pursue Gencor in UK [UK/South Africa]
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Asbestos victims' lawyers carry costs
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Gencor mum on asbestos case [South Africa]
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Cape avoids justice again
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Miners take Cape Plc back to court [South Africa/UK]
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SA asbestos lawyers could face dilemma: Gencor may seek redress from Cape [South Africa]
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Asbestos claim case takes new twist with Gencor: Workers to challenge company's unbundling [South Africa]
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Cape plc's P5.6m goes to banks, not victims [South Africa]
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Cape Plc fails to pay asbestos claimants [South Africa]
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Asbestos case: Bankers could be held liable [South Africa]
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Asbestos Lawyers Hand Cape a Final Ultimatum to Pay [South Africa]
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Asbestos victims' wait drags on [South Africa]
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Asbestosis victims wait for their millions [South Africa]
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Internationally Binding Legislation and Litigation for the Enforcement of Labour Rights
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Asbestos firm [Cape] warns of claims risk
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36 asbestos claims cite Gencor as a defendant [South Africa]
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Asbestos victims win landmark case [UK]
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Justice sought for workers suffering from asbestosis [South Africa]
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Lifting the corporate veil
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Gefco faces potential lawsuit landslide
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UK payout for asbestosis victims
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South African Asbestos Victims Settle With Cape
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Cape to compensate South Africa asbestos miners
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Victory for South African asbestos claimants
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Blow to asbestos claimants
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Asbestos victims widen quest for compensation [South Africa/UK]
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Cape plc Opens Talks With South African Asbestos Victims: First breakthrough in compensation campaign?
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South African asbestos settlement talks begin
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Cape asbestos case turns critical
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Compensate South African Victims, Cape plc Told
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Justice delayed for a childhood in asbestos
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Apartheid's Killer Legacy
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Bringing the Multinationals to Book
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Liability of Multinational Corporations under International Law
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BP lawsuit (re Colombia)
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Leigh Day hit with £27 million indemnity costs order in Colombian pipeline case
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Judgment handed down in long-running class action regarding the Ocensa pipeline in Colombia
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Florez Arroyo et al. v. Equion Energia (ex-BP Exploration Company)
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Colombian Farmers Take BP To UK Court Over Oil Pipeline
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BP faces High Court trial for environmental damage in Colombia
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Colombian farmers sue BP over oil pipeline’s alleged impact
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[PDF] Corporate Legal Accountability Quarterly Bulletin – Issue 13, June 2014
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Colombian farmers prepare for trial against former BP company [UK]
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Multinationals will profit from the government's civil litigation shakeup [UK]
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[PDF] Implications of the Jackson Civil Costs Reforms for Human Rights Cases against Multinational Corporations [UK]
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[PDF] Tort litigation against multinationals (“MNCs”) for violation of human rights: an overview of the position outside the US
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Submission to European Commission regarding Brussels I Regulation (EC 44/2001)
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BP pays out millions to Colombian farmers
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BP reaches agreement with Colombian farmers
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BP alcanza acuerdo con campesinos de Colombia
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British lawyers return from Medellin to make claim on behalf of Colombian farmers against BP
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