Concern at UK Government attempt to undermine ability to sue UK companies in UK courts
Submission to European Commission regarding Brussels I Regulation (EC 44/2001) CORE, Leigh Day & Co, The TUC, Amnesty International, Rights & Accountability in Development (RAID), One World Action, Global Witness and The Cornerhouse wrote to the European Commission, raising concerns regarding the UK Government’s position in relation to the European Court of Justice ruling in [...]
UK Parliamentary human rights committee issues report on UK businesses
In 2009, the UK Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights conducted an inquiry on business and human rights. London Mining Network and a number of its member groups and associates made submissions to this inquiry. Volume 1 of the Committee’s report includes conclusions and recommendations. The cross-party Committee of both Houses of Parliament is very [...]
