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Auchan and deceptive business practices : NGOs appeal the decision to dismiss the case

Investigating judge dismissed the case against Auchan, following a complaint for misleading business practices initiated by Sherpa, ActionAid and the Collectif Ethique sur l’étiquette.…

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CASE: EU Anti-SLAPP Initiative Encouraging, All Eyes On Member States

Brussels, 28.04.2022 – The European Commission’s proposals represent a crucial first step forward in the fight against SLAPPs in Europe. At a press briefing…

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Samsung case on deceptive commercial practices grounds: French Supreme Court confirms inadmissibility of the CSOs’ claim

Sherpa and ActionAid argued that they could take action against the multinational on the basis of deceiving commercial practices. The French supreme court (Cour…

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Corporate Impunity

French cosmetics company Yves Rocher facing court proceedings for failure to ensure freedom of association and workers’ rights in Turkey

Sherpa, ActionAid France, the Turkish trade union Petrol-Iş and 34 former employees of a Turkish subsidiary of the Yves Rocher Group have taken the cosmetics company to court. They accuse the French company of having failed to meet its obligations under the French law on the duty of vigilance with regard to the freedom to join a union and workers’ fundamental rights.

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Large corruption schemes involving oil giant SBM Offshore: request for the opening of an investigation into French nationals’ involvement

Paris, 21 March 2022 – On Friday 18 March, Sherpa filed a complaint asking the French National Financial Prosecutor’s Office (PNF) to open an…

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Corporate Impunity

Victory over the transnational corporation Perenco: a step forward in the fight against opacity and for access to justice

Yesterday, the Court of cassation (French supreme court) ruled in favour of Sherpa and Friends of the Earth France in their legal dispute with…

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Law “separatism”: environmental and anti-corruption groups take legal action against the decree enacting the contract of republican commitment

On Tuesday, March 1, 25 associations filed a claim before the Conseil d’État against the decree implementing the “separatism” law and approving the republican…

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Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence: the proposal finally unveiled by the Commission must be improved

After many delays, the European Commission has just published its proposal for a directive imposing a corporate duty of vigilance in human rights and…

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Illicit Financial Flows

A judicial investigation is opened in Luxembourg to shed light on the ill-gotten gains of Lebanese leaders

A judicial investigation has been opened by the Luxembourg justice system regarding the ill-gotten gains in Lebanon following the complaint filed by the NGO…

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Auchan and deceptive business practices : NGOs appeal the decision to dismiss the case

CASE: EU Anti-SLAPP Initiative Encouraging, All Eyes On Member States

Samsung case on deceptive commercial practices grounds: French Supreme Court confirms inadmissibility of the CSOs’ claim

French cosmetics company Yves Rocher facing court proceedings for failure to ensure freedom of association and workers’ rights in Turkey

Large corruption schemes involving oil giant SBM Offshore: request for the opening of an investigation into French nationals’ involvement

Victory over the transnational corporation Perenco: a step forward in the fight against opacity and for access to justice

Law “separatism”: environmental and anti-corruption groups take legal action against the decree enacting the contract of republican commitment

Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence: the proposal finally unveiled by the Commission must be improved

A judicial investigation is opened in Luxembourg to shed light on the ill-gotten gains of Lebanese leaders

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