On 18 June, the new chamber of the Paris Court of Appeal, focused on the duty of vigilance, ruled that legal actions brought against TotalEnergies and EDF were admissible. The first rulings on the merits of these cases are now awaited, to clarify the obligations of companies in terms of their duty of vigilance.
Despite coming into force in 2017, case law on corporate duty of vigilance with regard to human, social and environmental rights remains limited. So far, only La Poste has been condemned for failure to comply, with its risk mapping having been deemed insufficient in terms of protecting subcontractors’ health and safety. Since then, in response to the influx of litigation on this issue, the Paris Court of Appeal set up a chamber dedicated to emerging litigation and the duty of vigilance in early
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Antoine Piel
Section Head at Mind HR