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Investment treaty protection: A Whistlestop Tour
In 2016, it is difficult for mining companies to ignore the importance of the protections that bilateral and multilateral investment treaties ("BITs") …
Survey: Corporates taking action on human rights
Businesses across the globe are increasingly putting human rights on their agenda, with a joint survey between Herbert Smith Freehills and Legal Business …
Herbert Smith Freehills advises Sierra Rutile on £215 million takeover by Iluka Resources
Herbert Smith Freehills is advising Sierra Rutile Limited ("Sierra Rutile") on its recommended takeover offer of 36 pence per Sierra Rutile share …
Sector focus: Energy, mining and natural resources
Low oil and commodity prices continue to make the headlines across the world, yet this has not hit the M&A market as hard as expected, with values at …
Class action tourism on the rise
"Class Action Tourism" is a trend for litigation that we are seeing becomingly increasingly prevalent. It involves a claim by a number of individuals …
Paris Agreement
In brief 195 nations at the United Nations climate change conference in Paris (COP21) have reached an agreement on action to avoid and address climate …
Modern Slavery poses new challenges for business
With effect from 29 October 2015, businesses with a commercial presence in the UK and a worldwide turnover in excess of £36 million now have to report …
Is innovation in funding the answer?
With volatility in commodity prices persisting, mining companies are finding it increasingly difficult to access traditional forms of financing, both in …
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