Leigh Day seminar highlights Lungowe v Vedanta case and its impact on future legal liability of corporations

Okpabi v Shell and Lungowe v Vedanta Dispel Three Myths

Date:: 18 Feb 2021
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Vedanta & Konkola Copper Mines settle UK lawsuit brought by Zambian villagers for alleged pollution from mining activities

Date:: 19 Jan 2021
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Press release by Leigh Day following Vedanta Resources' and Konkola Copper Mines' agreed settlement of claims of pollution brought against them by over 2,500 Zambian villagers, including 643 children.

Leigh Day seminar highlights Lungowe v Vedanta case and its impact on future legal liability of corporations

Date:: 9 Aug 2019
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Victory over Vedanta

Date:: 9 Jul 2019
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Le point sur l'affaire Lungowe c. Vedanta autorisant les demandeurs zambiens à poursuivre Vedanta au Royaume-Uni

Date:: 3 Jun 2019
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Available languages: français

Maysa Zorob talks Vedanta and Zambian farmers on CNBC Africa

Date:: 15 May 2019
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Not quite ‘beating your head against a brick wall’: the Supreme Court’s decision in Vedanta v. Lungowe

Date:: 19 Apr 2019
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Zambian farmers can take Vedanta to court over water pollution. What are the legal implications?

Date:: 12 Apr 2019
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La Cour suprême du Royaume-Uni autorise des villageois zambiens à poursuivre en justice Vedanta pour pollution

Date:: 11 Apr 2019
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Available languages: français

Vedanta Resources and subsidiary to face justice in the UK over human rights harms in Zambia

Date:: 10 Apr 2019
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UK: Supreme Court rules Zambian villagers' case against Vedanta to be heard in English courts

Date:: 10 Apr 2019
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UK: Supreme Court rules Zambians can sue miner Vedanta

Date:: 10 Apr 2019
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Vedanta Resources PLC and another (Appellants) v Lungowe and others (Respondents)

Date:: 10 Apr 2019
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Business and human rights: African mining pollution case could tighten law on parent company liability

Date:: 25 Mar 2019
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UK lawsuit of Zambian farmers against Vedanta illustrates inequality of arms for people in poorer countries to hold multinationals to account, says expert

Date:: 18 Feb 2019
Content Type:: Article

The Vedanta Appeal, Corporate Liability and Access to Justice: Relevance for Myanmar?

Date:: 19 Jan 2019
Content Type:: Article

Vedanta tells top English court KCM pollution case should be heard in Zambia

Date:: 16 Jan 2019
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Statement in Intervention in Vedanta Resources Plc and Another v Lungowe and others

Date:: 14 Jan 2019
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UK Supreme Court Hears Landmark Case on Corporate Rights Violations

Date:: 14 Jan 2019
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UK multinationals must respect human rights globally, UK Supreme Court is told

Date:: 14 Jan 2019
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Landmark jurisdiction case to be heard in Supreme Court: UK mining company may be liable for pollution by Zambian subsidiary

Date:: 9 Jan 2019
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CORE and ICJ to intervene in UK Supreme Court case

Date:: 21 Dec 2018
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Legal Briefing Lungowe & Others v Vedanta Resources Plc & Konkola Copper Mines [2017]

Date:: 26 Oct 2017
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Zambian villagers win right to sue Vedanta in English courts

Date:: 13 Oct 2017
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Judgment Court of Appeal Lungowe & Others v Vedanta Resources Plc & Konkola Copper Mines

Date:: 13 Oct 2017
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KCM [Konkola Copper Mines] Announcement

Date:: 13 Oct 2017
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Court of Appeal upholds ruling that claims by Zambian villagers against mining giant can be heard in UK court

Date:: 13 Oct 2017
Content Type:: Article

Vedanta appeals against claim by Zambian villagers

Date:: 13 Feb 2017
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Leigh Day lawyer arrested in Zambia whilst meeting clients

Date:: 12 Jan 2017
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Leigh Day demands answers after lawyer arrest in Zambia

Date:: 12 Jan 2017
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Vedanta to contest UK court pollution ruling, says case should heard in Zambia

Date:: 12 Jun 2016
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Zambian villagers allowed to take legal action against mining giant in UK

Date:: 27 May 2016
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Zambian villagers win right to have pollution case heard in Britain

Date:: 27 May 2016
Content Type:: Article

Zambian villagers take Vedanta Resources to court in UK - accuse company of turning water sources to "rivers of acid"

Date:: 8 Sep 2015
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Company Statement to Media Reports on KCM Mining Activities

Date:: 3 Aug 2015
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Zambian villagers take mining giant Vedanta to court in UK over toxic leaks

Date:: 1 Aug 2015
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‘I drank the water and ate the fish. We all did. The acid has damaged me permanently’

Date:: 1 Aug 2015
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Leigh Day seminar highlights Lungowe v Vedanta case and its impact on future legal liability of corporations

Timeline

Okpabi v Shell and Lungowe v Vedanta Dispel Three Myths

Vedanta & Konkola Copper Mines settle UK lawsuit brought by Zambian villagers for alleged pollution from mining activities

Leigh Day seminar highlights Lungowe v Vedanta case and its impact on future legal liability of corporations

Victory over Vedanta

Le point sur l'affaire Lungowe c. Vedanta autorisant les demandeurs zambiens à poursuivre Vedanta au Royaume-Uni

Maysa Zorob talks Vedanta and Zambian farmers on CNBC Africa

Not quite ‘beating your head against a brick wall’: the Supreme Court’s decision in Vedanta v. Lungowe

Zambian farmers can take Vedanta to court over water pollution. What are the legal implications?

La Cour suprême du Royaume-Uni autorise des villageois zambiens à poursuivre en justice Vedanta pour pollution

Vedanta Resources and subsidiary to face justice in the UK over human rights harms in Zambia

UK: Supreme Court rules Zambian villagers' case against Vedanta to be heard in English courts

UK: Supreme Court rules Zambians can sue miner Vedanta

Vedanta Resources PLC and another (Appellants) v Lungowe and others (Respondents)

Business and human rights: African mining pollution case could tighten law on parent company liability

UK lawsuit of Zambian farmers against Vedanta illustrates inequality of arms for people in poorer countries to hold multinationals to account, says expert

The Vedanta Appeal, Corporate Liability and Access to Justice: Relevance for Myanmar?

Vedanta tells top English court KCM pollution case should be heard in Zambia

Statement in Intervention in Vedanta Resources Plc and Another v Lungowe and others

UK Supreme Court Hears Landmark Case on Corporate Rights Violations

UK multinationals must respect human rights globally, UK Supreme Court is told

Landmark jurisdiction case to be heard in Supreme Court: UK mining company may be liable for pollution by Zambian subsidiary

CORE and ICJ to intervene in UK Supreme Court case

Legal Briefing Lungowe & Others v Vedanta Resources Plc & Konkola Copper Mines [2017]

Zambian villagers win right to sue Vedanta in English courts

Judgment Court of Appeal Lungowe & Others v Vedanta Resources Plc & Konkola Copper Mines

KCM [Konkola Copper Mines] Announcement

Court of Appeal upholds ruling that claims by Zambian villagers against mining giant can be heard in UK court

Vedanta appeals against claim by Zambian villagers

Leigh Day lawyer arrested in Zambia whilst meeting clients

Leigh Day demands answers after lawyer arrest in Zambia

Vedanta to contest UK court pollution ruling, says case should heard in Zambia

Zambian villagers allowed to take legal action against mining giant in UK

Zambian villagers win right to have pollution case heard in Britain

Zambian villagers take Vedanta Resources to court in UK - accuse company of turning water sources to "rivers of acid"

Company Statement to Media Reports on KCM Mining Activities

Zambian villagers take mining giant Vedanta to court in UK over toxic leaks

‘I drank the water and ate the fish. We all did. The acid has damaged me permanently’