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21 Nov 2017

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21 Nov 2017

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13 Oct 2024

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Two Nigerian communities, Bille and Ogale, won a significant legal victory in the UK Court of Appeal, allowing their oil spill case against Shell to proceed to a full trial.

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11 Oct 2024

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The UK Court of Appeal has granted a significant appeal for the Bille and Ogale communities, allowing their environmental claims against Shell to proceed to full trial. This decision overturns a previous ruling that imposed an impossible burden on claimants to link specific damages to individual spills (Global Claim).

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8 Oct 2024

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"The Court of Appeal [in the UK] is hearing the case of two rural Nigerian communities who allege the oil giant Shell caused devastating pollution to their land. The case will have major implications for the viability of similar environmental claims in future."

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23 Nov 2023

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The High Court in the UK has ruled that Nigerian fishermen and farmers affected by the oil spill in Niger Delta can pursue claims against Shell for the breach of their right to a clean environment under Nigeria's constitutional law.

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23 Nov 2023

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Communities affected by the oil pollution in the Niger Delta can bring human rights claims against Shell in the UK for alleged violations of their right to a clean environment, the High Court ruled.

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24 Jul 2023

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"A critical point in the legal cases brought by two Niger Delta communities, Ogale and Bille, and over 13,000 individual residents, against oil giant Shell will take place at a five-day hearing in the High Court in London from Monday 24 July to Friday 28 July 2023."

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17 Apr 2023

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5 Apr 2023

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In a UK lawsuit over pollution of the Niger Delta allegedly caused by Shell, lawyers for the communities claiming damages accuse Shell of artifically prolonging the trial, aiming to out-resource the claimants. Shell denies these allegations as well as liability.

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2 Feb 2023

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"The legal case against Shell on behalf of the Bille and Ogale communities from the Niger Delta has taken a significant step forward following the filing at the High Court in London of the Ogale group claim register."

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2 Feb 2023

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2 Feb 2023

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14,000 people from two Nigerian communities are suing Shell in the UK High Court over allegations of devastating pollution and destruction of livelihoods. The plaintiffs seek cleanup and compensation. Shell disputes their legal standing and argues against responsibility for spills, including those caused by oil theft from its pipelines.

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2 Feb 2023

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The case against Shell will likely influence whether or not individuals and communities in future cases can obtain remedy from companies disengaging from fossil fuel projects.

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12 Jul 2021

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"Unprecedented oil pollution claims against Royal Dutch Shell and its Nigerian subsidiary SPDC will finally be heard in the High Court in London after the oil giant dropped its attempts to avoid English jurisdiction."

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12 Jul 2021

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"Shell has abandoned its final attempt to argue that a major lawsuit brought by thousands of Nigerians over an oil spill in the West African country should be heard in Nigeria rather than the UK."

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23 Feb 2021

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18 Feb 2021

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18 Feb 2021

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17 Feb 2021

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Professor Doug Cassel's analysis of the UK Supreme Court decision in Okpabi v. Royal Dutch Shell.

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17 Feb 2021

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This commentary by Dr Roorda of Utrecht University provides legal analysis of the UK Supreme Court decision in Okpabi and others v Royal Dutch Shell Plc in which the court ruled that it is at least arguable that Shell had a duty of care towards the inhabitants of the Ogale and Bille communities.

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17 Feb 2021

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Professor Robert McCorquodale's take on the UK Supreme Court decision Okpabi v Shell in February 2021.

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16 Feb 2021

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This commentary provides legal analysis of the UK Supreme Court decision in Okpabi and others v Royal Dutch Shell Plc released on Friday 12 February 2021.

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15 Feb 2021

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15 Feb 2021

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Hausfeld's commentary on the UK Supreme Court decision ruling that the Nigerian communities' case against Shell over oil pollution in the Niger Delta can be heard before English Courts.

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13 Feb 2021

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The Supreme Court has ruled that two Nigerian communities can bring their legal claims for clean-up and compensation against Royal Dutch Shell Plc and its Nigerian subsidiary in the English courts.

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12 Feb 2021

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The UK Supreme Court judgment has allowed the Okpabi et al. v Royal Dutch Shell plc case to proceed, reversing earlier decisions by the Court of Appeal and the High Court, and reaffirming the precedent established in its own previous decision in Lungowe et al v Vedanta Resources plc (2019).

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17 Jun 2020

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2 Jun 2020

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24 Jul 2019

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23 Jul 2019

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31 May 2019

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4 Sep 2018

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9 Jul 2018

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1 May 2018

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30 Apr 2018

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15 Feb 2018

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14 Feb 2018

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21 Nov 2017

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21 Nov 2017

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24 Jan 2017

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10 Jan 2017

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18 Nov 2016

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1 Mar 2016

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