On Friday 27 April, ECCJ, CORE and 45 other civil society organisations from all over the world called on the UK Supreme Court to allow 40,000 people from two Nigerian fishing communities to appeal against a ruling that oil giant Shell cannot be held responsible for pipeline spills that have devastated the environment in the Niger Delta. The letter sent to the members of the Supreme Court on Friday refers to the decision adopted by the UK Court of Appeal last February concerning the case Okpabi vs Royal Dutch Shell. The ruling stated that the Anglo-Dutch parent company Royal Dutch Shell (RDS) was not responsible for pollution caused by its Nigerian subsidiary during decades of oil exploitation in the Niger Delta. If this ruling is allowed to stand, thousands in the Niger Delta will be left without remedy and an important route for justice for those harmed by the overseas operations of UK-based multinationals would be severely restricted. The letter to the Supreme Court urges the Court justices to grant the application for permission to appeal and hear the case...
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NGOs urge UK Supreme Court to allow Nigerian communities to appeal decision that barred them from suing Shell in the UK over oil spill impacts
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UK: Supreme Court defers decision on application for permission to appeal in lawsuit brought by Nigerian communities against Shell over oil spill impacts
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Court of Appeal Decision Threatens to Close Route to Justice
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UK Supreme Court should allow 40.000 Nigerian villagers appeal a ruling that leaves victims of Shell's oil spills without remedy, civil society demands
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Nigerian fishermen fight for permission to appeal oil pollution ruling
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Rule 15 submission to the Supreme Court of the UK by CORE Coalition & Others on behalf of Okpabi et al. v Royal Dutch Shell
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Shell lawsuit (re oil spills & Ogale & Bille communities in Nigeria - Okpabi v Shell)
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UK: Nigerian communities win key appeal; oil spill case against Shell proceeds to full trial
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UK: Court of Appeal rules in favour of Nigerian communities over alleged oil pollution by Shell in a ruling of major significance for future environmental claims
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UK Court of Appeal hears Niger Delta Bille and Ogale communities oil spill case against Shell
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Nigerian villagers can bring human rights claims against Shell over oil pollution in the Niger Delta in the UK, High Court rules
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High Court greenlights human rights claims against Shell in the UK over Niger Delta oil pollution
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UK: High Court to hold multi-day hearing on Shell's legal liability in ongoing Niger Delta pollution case
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Nigeria: Lawyers accuse Shell of seeking to hide from scrutiny over pollution in Niger Delta
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Nigerians accuse Shell of delay in oil spill London lawsuits
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Over 13,000 residents from the Ogale and Bille communities in Nigeria file claims against Shell for devastating oil spills
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Nigeria: Shell must clean up devastating oil spills in the Niger Delta, says NGO
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UK: 14,000 Nigerians seek justice against Shell over alleged responsibility for pollution of their water sources
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New UK legal case on Niger Delta oil spills – a litmus test for justice in the energy transition
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Nigerian communities’ oil pollution claims against Shell to go to trial as Shell abandons its jurisdiction arguments
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Shell abandons push for oil spill case to be heard in Nigeria
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Guest Post: Parent Companies’ Duty of Care: Cues for Ireland from the UK Supreme Court
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Shell in court, again: a short comparison of the Okpabi and Milieudefensie judgments
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Okpabi v Shell and Lungowe v Vedanta Dispel Three Myths
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UK Supreme Court in Okpabi Clarifies Parent Company Duty of Care Toward Persons Allegedly Harmed by Subsidiaries
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Commentary: Lowering the bar (in a good way): the UK Supreme Court decision in Okpabi v. Shell
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Okpabi v Shell. The Supreme Court reverses the Court of Appeal and the High Court on jurisdictional hurdles in parent /subsidiaries cases.
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Commentary: UK Supreme Court reaffirms parent companies may owe a duty of care towards communities impacted by their subsidiaries in third countries
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UK Supreme Court decision allowing Nigerian communities to sue Shell before English courts over oil pollution is "disappointing" says company
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La Cour suprême britannique autorise des fermiers nigérians à poursuivre Shell devant les tribunaux anglais pour pollution dans le delta du Niger
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Commentary : "Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against Shell and Nigerian Subsidiary"
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UK: Supreme Court rules that polluted Nigerian communities can sue Royal Dutch Shell in the English courts
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UK: CORE & ICJ welcome landmark UK Supreme Court decision; Nigerian claimants can pursue environmental devastation allegations against Shell in UK courts
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Nigeria: Ogale communities in the Niger Delta take their fight against Shell to the UK Supreme Court
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UK: NGOs submit evidence to Supreme Court in case concerning Shell’s alleged responsibility for Niger Delta oil spills
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Supreme Court grants permission to appeal to Nigerian Communities in their fight against Shell
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Nigeria: UK Supreme Court grants permission to Nigerian communities in their fight against Shell over oil spills in Niger delta
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49 NGOs ask UK Supreme Court to allow Nigerian villagers to appeal against decision ruling Shell cannot be held responsible for pipeline spills affecting their livelihoods
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Okpabi v Royal Dutch Shell: An opportunity to honour international standards or another instance of corporate impunity?
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UK: Supreme Court defers decision on application for permission to appeal in lawsuit brought by Nigerian communities against Shell over oil spill impacts
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Court of Appeal Decision Threatens to Close Route to Justice
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UK Supreme Court should allow 40.000 Nigerian villagers appeal a ruling that leaves victims of Shell's oil spills without remedy, civil society demands
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UK Court of Appeal Rules Royal Dutch Shell Not Liable for Nigeria Oil Spills
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Appeal court rules Nigerians cannot pursue Shell spill claim in England
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UK court hears appeal in Shell Nigeria oil spill case
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Court of Appeal to hear Nigerian villagers' pollution claims against Shell
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Court to decide on whether lawsuit against Shell over oil spills in Niger Delta can be heard in UK
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Court to decide if Shell can face trial in UK in lawsuit by communities over oil spill in Nigeria
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40,000 Nigerians take Shell to UK court over oil spills
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Two new legal actions launched against Shell over Nigerian oil pollution
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