Doughty Street Chambers

Doughty Street Chambers is a specialized legal practice providing comprehensive business and human rights advisory services to corporations navigating complex regulatory, reputational, and operational risks. The firm assists companies in meeting obligations under the UK's Modern Slavery Act, including drafting Section 54 statements and conducting s... upply chain due diligence to ensure statutory compliance. Doughty Street Chambers develops and implements anti-slavery and anti-trafficking policies tailored to client organizations, supported by staff training programs designed to embed compliance across operations. The firm's Business and Human Rights services encompass litigation, mediation, and arbitration of disputes arising from environmental and human rights impacts of business activities, with team members having advised on prominent claims raising these issues globally. Doughty Street Chambers advises clients directly or through their professional advisers on obligations under the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, offering flexible engagement models that function as an extension of in-house legal teams or handle projects on a fully outsourced basis. The practice delivers workshops and training courses worldwide to help companies identify human rights risks and meet international human rights standards, serving both corporate management and operational teams as well as transactional lawyers advising on related issues. Doughty Street Chambers also designs, conducts, and advises on internal investigations and third-party inquiries into reported human rights violations by employees, suppliers, contractors, and business partners, leveraging deep expertise in human rights law to identify practical solutions and provide assurance regarding compliance. Through this integrated approach combining legal counsel, policy development, training, and investigative support, Doughty Street Chambers enables organizations across industries to ...Read More