Claims for overseas environmental harm and human rights infringements proceed in England against UK parent companies
By EsqSocial Corporation 31/03/21
Last month, the UK Supreme Court overturned the judgment of the Court of Appeal and allowed a claim for damages from claimants in the Niger Delta to proceed against Royal Dutch Shell plc and its local subsidiary Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd. The principle that English courts will hear these overseas claims involving UK parent companies is now becoming established. ...
By: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner