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Germany passes law requiring corporate due diligence human rights, environment

JURIST

The German Parliament passed a law on Friday requiring large and medium-sized businesses to do their due diligence in combating human rights violations along their supply chain. The Bundestag adopted the draft law by a large majority. The law applies to companies with more than 3,000 employees as of 2023, and 1,000 employees in 2024.

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When is a Confirmatory Trial “Underway” or Conducted with “Due Diligence” Enough for Accelerated Approval? FDA Explains Its New Authorities

FDA Law Blog

Valentine We recently blogged about a new December 2024 draft guidance about accelerated approval (the December 2024 draft guidance). FDAs withdrawal authority when a confirmatory trial is not conducted with due diligence was expanded to include that FDA could specify the conditions for a postapproval study.

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HRW: Saudi Arabia world cup bid promotes labor abuse against migrant workers

JURIST

The law firm that drafted it worked exclusively with national government officials. ” Therefore, HRW called on FIFA not to vote in favor of Saudi Arabia as host of the 2034 World Cup next December until the country demonstrates “ proper human rights due diligence” and a serious commitment to labor rights.

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FDA’s Issues Draft Guidance on Accelerated Approval: A Substantial Evidentiary and Procedural Overhaul to this High-Profile Pathway

FDA Law Blog

Sasinowski On December 5, 2024, FDA published a new draft guidance on accelerated approval providing a much needed and substantial update to its guidance on the pathway. FDAs December 5, 2024 draft guidance on accelerated approvals appears intended to cover each of these topics even if not by dividing them precisely along those lines.

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Extension of deadline (to 10 January 2025) for Call for Papers for Special Issue of the Journal of Sustainable Development and Policy on the theme, “Private International Law and Sustainable Development in Africa”

Conflict of Laws

Proposals will be reviewed by the editors and selected participants will be informed by the end of January 2025.

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Time’s Up: Will Law Firms Say Goodbye To Billable Hour In The (Gen)AI Era?

Above The Law

The traditional path involves calling a law firm partner, who assigns an associate to do the first draft, resulting in a $2,000 bill for approximately four hours of workmainly research, drafting, and revisionat a weighted rate of $500 per hour.

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The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: PIL and Litigation Aspects

Conflict of Laws

Introduction After extensive negotiations, on 24 April 2024, the European Parliament approved the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD or CS3D) as part of the EU Green Deal. A similar provision to that effect can be found in the draft UN Legally Binding Instrument on business and human rights.