Considering the uncertain legal basis of tort-based human rights litigation against parent or buying companies,
the problems in proving and financing these complex and resource-intensive cases and the asymmetry in power
between the parties, it is no wonder that lawyers have little incentive to undertake such cases. With reference to
the UK, Richard Meeran, an experienced business and human rights lawyer, says that such lawsuits are expensive
to fund, of uncertain duration and outcome and may have significant cash-flow implications for the claimants'lawyers.
This applies even more to such litigation in Germany.