On 9 April 2024, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) Grand Chamber ruled on the case of Verein Klimaseniorinnen Schweiz and Others v. Switzerland. The Court held that Switzerland was not doing enough to prevent climate change and found a violation of Articles 6(1) and 8 of the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR), on the right to a fair trial and respect for private and family life respectively. The claim was brought by the Swiss non-profit...

Article 2 of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Forced Labour Convention No. 29 from 1930, defines forced labour as “all work or service which is exacted from any person under the menace of a penalty and for which that person has not offered himself or herself voluntarily”.   In addressing the issue of forced labour in international supply chains, on 14 September 2022, the European Commission put forward a legislative proposal (COM (2022) 453) in the form...

On 20 December 2023, the Autorité de la concurrence of the French Republic published a decision imposing a joint and solidary fine amounting to €13,527,000 on four companies in the SONY group. The technology giant’s sanctioned conduct has taken place in the market for input devices (peripherals) for the PlayStation4 (PS4) console. Specifically, in the market for controllers and control accessories (such as steering wheels, guitars, or joysticks). The relevant market...