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property="itemListElement" typeof="ListItem"><span property="name">ESG</span><meta property="position" content="3"></span></li> </ul> </nav> </div>  <div class="col-lg-7 "> <div class="row "> <div class="col-12"> <div class="visual"> <img width="1200" height="320" src="https://www.matrixlaw.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ESG.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="Environmental, Social and Governance" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.matrixlaw.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ESG.jpg 1200w, https://www.matrixlaw.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ESG-601x160.jpg 601w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /> </div> <div class="wysiwyg"><p><span data-contrast="auto">ESG issues are becoming increasingly important in regulatory, civil and criminal contexts. Given its breadth of recognised talent in areas of law that are highly relevant to ESG, Matrix Chambers is uniquely placed at the Bar to advise and represent individuals, companies, shareholders, investors, and NGOs.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":278}"> </span></p> <p><b><span data-contrast="auto">Environmental</span></b><span data-contrast="auto"> issues include greenwashing and fraud, climate litigation, carbon markets, overseas environmental offending in supply chains and related money laundering.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":278}"> </span></p> <p><b><span data-contrast="auto">Social</span></b><span data-contrast="auto"> issues include modern slavery and forced labour, child labour, equality diversity and inclusion, discrimination, health and safety offences, fraud and other offending in supply chains and related money laundering.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":278}"> </span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":278}"> </span></p> <p><b><span data-contrast="auto">Governance</span></b><span data-contrast="auto"> includes issues such as fraud, bribery and corruption. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":278}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">In addition to expertise in civil claims</span><span data-contrast="auto">, criminal matters,</span><span data-contrast="auto"> and investigations by regulators and prosecutors, members of Matrix’s ESG team are experienced in both preparing Notices for service on company boards for the purpose of s.196 of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, and also well-placed to advise boards and senior managers who have received such Notices on their liability and how best to respond to such Notices.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":278}"> </span></p> <p><strong>Significant cases include: </strong></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"134225954":true,"134225961":false,"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Advising a company on potential greenwashing issues involving a trademark</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":278}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"134225954":true,"134225961":false,"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Advising a foreign government on legal issues arising from the laundering of tin, tantalum and tungsten</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":278}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"134225954":true,"134225961":false,"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Acting in a judicial review of the London Metal Exchange regarding illegally mined nickel</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":278}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"134225954":true,"134225961":false,"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Advising on the service of a s. 196 Notice on the London Metal Exchange’s Board and senior managers</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":278}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"134225954":true,"134225961":false,"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Advising an NGO on FCA compliance issues where there is suspected forced labour in a regulated company’s supply chains</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":278}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"134225954":true,"134225961":false,"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="6" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Acting in statutory challenge to the grant of planning consent to a mine on the basis of a false claim to be “net zero”.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":278}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"134225954":true,"134225961":false,"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="7" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Advising on a complaint to the International Finance Corporation’s Compliance </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":278}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"134225954":true,"134225961":false,"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Advisor/Ombudsman in relation to failures by a mining company to comply with the IFC’s social and environmental Performance Standards</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":278}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"134225954":true,"134225961":false,"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="9" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">The Supreme Court cases of </span><i><span data-contrast="auto">Lungowe v Vedanta Industries</span></i><span data-contrast="auto"> and </span><i><span data-contrast="auto">Okpabi v Royal Dutch Shell </span></i><span data-contrast="auto">and Matrix’s groundbreaking work in </span><a href="https://www.matrixlaw.co.uk/practice-areas/private-international-law/"><span data-contrast="none">private international law</span></a><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":278}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"134225954":true,"134225961":false,"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="10" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Representing the victims of the Kozeesleep and Operation Fort English human trafficking conspiracies</span></li> </ul> </div> </div> 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