The Human Rights Lawyers Association is pleased to invite you to our upcoming panel event, Corporate Divestment: Addressing Legacy Harms and Legal Accountability.
When multinational corporations divest from operations in the Global South, they often leave behind serious environmental and human rights harms. What legal tools exist to hold them accountable – and what reforms are needed to ensure they do not walk away with impunity?
Using Shell’s recent exit from the Niger Delta as a case study, this event brings together leading voices from law, civil society, and international organisations to explore key legal, regulatory, and financial questions around divestment and legacy liability.
📍 Hosted at the offices of Leigh Day, with thanks for their kind support
🥂 Drinks reception to follow (for in-person attendees)
📅 8 October 2025, 18:00-19:30
Themes will include:
- Niger Delta litigation (Ogale, Bille & Bodo cases)
- Corporate greenwashing & the “just transition”
- Due diligence and legal liability post-divestment
- Financial & investor responsibility in ESG frameworks
- Scope for reform – UK and international
Free and open to all.
Register here.