Roundtable Discussion on the UK National Contact Point

Event Details

Time:15:00-19:00

Venue: Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, 3 More London, Riverside, London SE1 2AQ

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The following issues will be discussed:

• What changes, if any, to the current structures of the UK NCP should be made to improve them for all those involved?
• Are the current procedures of the UK NCP appropriate in terms of effective decision-making and coherence with the OECD Guidelines?
• To what extent should it be possible to review the substantive decisions of the UK NCP?
• Does the UK NCP provide effective access to justice for complainants? If not, what changes are needed to make the mechanism more accessible and rights-compatible?
• Should there be more direct consequences for companies found in breach of the OECD Guidelines?

Speakers

• Rachel Chambers, University of Essex
• Kathryn Dovey, Manager of NCP Coordination, OECD
• Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (speaker tbc)
• Tricia Feeney, Executive Director, RAID
• Peter Frankental, Economic Relations Programme Director, Amnesty International UK
• Dan Leader, Partner at Leigh Day and NCP Steering Board member
• Professor Robert McCorquodale, Institute Director, British Institute of International and Comparative Law
• Lord Jonathan Mance, UK Supreme Court

THIS EVENT IS BY INVITATION ONLY.

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