Samenvatting

The Chemours and Tata Steel cases illustrate that knowledge inequalities often exist between companies on the one hand and citizens and government on the other. They also illustrate that despite clear signals about risks, companies are seemingly reluctant to take costly precautionary measures. Ideally, companies would be obliged to do so through public risk regulation. However, knowledge inequalities between companies and governments can undermine the quality of regulation. Against this background, the question arises whether civil liability law can play a corrective role.