Modern slavery
About this event
The UN estimates that there are 50 million people enslaved today - more than ever before in history.
There is mounting pressure on business to remove the risks of forced labour from the supply chain.
New laws particularly the EU Corporate Sustainability Directive, will place new obligations on large businesses increasing their responsibility for the entire upstream supply chain and a recent Court of Appeal decision exposes businesses to criminal liability under anti money laundering laws if they deal in goods that they know (or suspect) are tainted by human rights abuses.
In this session we will provide real world examples of the plight of slavery and explain how we must and can do more.
Date: Wednesday 30th April 2025
Time: 10:00 – 11:00 BST
Format: Virtual event
Speakers
Iain Larkins
Director, Radius Law
Prior to establishing Radius Law, Iain was the chief lawyer and compliance officer for the Mercedes-Benz UK Group. Iain has extensive experience a commercial contracts lawyer from franchising and distribution matters to managing regulatory investigations and the implementation of global compliance programs.
Partner, Public Law and Human Rights,
Alice is a partner in our Public Law and Human Rights team. She specialises in human rights claims and public law challenges against government bodies and detaining authorities, with particular interest in women’s rights, protest law, discrimination and coronial law.
Zoë Warren
Philanthropy & Corporate Partnerships Lead,
Zoë Warren is the Corporate Partnerships & Philanthropy Lead at , leading a dynamic team working across the UK to engage corporations and individuals with IJM’s global work to stop slavery and violence. IJM works with local authorities to: bring people to safety; support survivors with trauma-informed care; hold perpetrators to account; and strengthen justice systems so that people are protected in the first place. IJM has seen slavery decrease by up to 86% in places where they work.
Peter Hood
Counsel, King & Spalding’s
Peter is counsel in King & Spalding’s London office, specialising in public international law, ESG, sanctions and business and human rights. He has represented states and businesses in some of the leading cases in his field, in the UK and internationally. In addition to his disputes practice, Peter also advises multinationals on human rights and environmental issues in their operations and supply chains and issues related to greenwashing.
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