In Vereniging Milieudefensie and others v Royal Dutch Shell (C/09/571932 / HA ZA 19-379) The Hague Court of Appeal found Royal Dutch Shell (RDS) has a duty to reduce the CO2 emissions of the entire Shell group by net 45% at end 2030 relative to 2019 through its corporate policy. its preliminary verdicts in the Dutch Shell Nigeria case.1 Just like the District Court it holds that it is competent to hear the cases against Royal Dutch Shell and its Nigerian subsidiary, and that the claimants, including NGO Milieudefensie (Friends of the Earth), have standing. Found inside – Page 263Fidelis Ayoro Oguru, Alali Efanga, Vereniing Milieudefensie v. Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd., Case No. A decision is expected on 26 May 2021. Found inside – Page xxxiiiMilieudefensie v. Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd, District Court of The Hague [2013] ECLI.NL. RBDHA. On 29 January, the Court of Appeals (Gerechtshof) of The Hague delivered its judgments in the case of Four Nigerian Farmers and Milieudefensie v.Shell. Milieudefensie wins groundbreaking lawsuit from Shell over CO₂ emissions. We want Shell to pay compensation. Found inside – Page 142Boehler, B., Franken, A., Koppe, V. and Wijngaarden, M. (2005) Summon in case Oguru, Efanga and Milieudefensie vs Shell plc and Shell Nigeria (Amsterdam: ... In this blog we set out the key issues that were addressed. ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC, a company incorporated under foreign law, with its registered office in London, United Kingdom, but having its principal place of business in The Hague, 2. Found insideVereniging Milieudefensie et al v Royal Dutch Shell plc and Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd BK8616, Rechtbank's-Gravenhage, ... In March, a Milan court is set to deliver a verdict in one of the oil industry’s biggest ever corruption trials in Italy, involving Italy’s Eni and Shell. Mixed Decision for Shell in Nigeria Oil Spill Suits. operations in Nigeria for the Shell Group. A month earlier, the Court of Appeal of The Hague gave its judgement in the case of Four Nigerian Farmers and Stichting Milieudefensie v Shell. Hausfeld recently published a Perspectives focusing on the human rights implications of the decision in Milieudefensie et al. Found inside – Page 76... Dutch courts' jurisdictional rulings in Akpan v Shell (2013, 2015), in a tort case related to Shell's oil operations in Nigeria (in the case concerning ... The plaintiffs filed three separate lawsuits, each one addressing the impact of oil spillages in the three villages – … In contrast, Akpan 2013 was a tort case brought by a Nigerian farmer, Akpan, and the Dutch NGO Miliendefensie (Environmental Defense) against Shell and its Nigerian subsidiary.' In a case that lasted almost 13 years, the Court of Appeals in The Hague ruled with Milieudefensie and four Nigerian co-plaintiffs in January, ordering Shell’s Nigerian subsidiary to pay damages to Nigerian farmers. This work provides a commentary on Regulation (EU) 1215/2012 of 12 December 2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (recast). Nigeria, 3. the association with corporate personality Vereniging Milieudefensie, established in Amsterdam, appellants, attorney: Ch. Chief Fidelis Oguru and Eric Dooh in court are plaintiffs in the case against Shell.In one case, the court ruled in favour of Milieudefensie and one of the Nigerian plaintiffs, Elder Friday Akpan. The amount of compensation will be determined on a later date. Milieudefensie Voor Veranderaars (Friends of the Earth Netherlands) & Others v Royal Dutch Shell PLC[6] In this case, Milieudefensie, six other organisations including Greenpeace and over 17,000 co-plaintiffs sued Royal Dutch Shell in an attempt to stop it from causing climate change. On 12 February 2021, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom delivered its judgement in Okpabi and others v.Royal Dutch shell and another.The action was brought by two Nigerian communities against Royal Dutch Shell, the UK-domiciled parent company of a multi-national group of companies and its Nigerian subsidiary. Shell Nigeria is sentenced to compensate farmers for damages," Senior Justice Sierd Schaafsma said, as reported by Agence France-Presse. The plaintiffs (four Nigerian farmers) filed suit in 2008 against Shell in The Netherlands, where Royal Dutch Shell (the parent company) is headquartered. That case was brought by four Nigerian farmers, supported by Milieudefensie. See also Allen & Overy, The Shell Nigeria cases – an important precedent for transnational liability claims, 7 February 2013. This book presents theoretical and practical considerations on whether it would be feasible to adopt an international treaty on business and human rights to address corporate human rights abuses. Co-plaintiffs include other NGOs (ActionAid NL, Both ENDS, Fossielvrij NL, … All the cases are centred around oil pollution due to spills from Shell pipelines and oil wells. If the court finds the spills were due to sabotage, under Nigerian law Shell wouldn’t be held responsible, but the court could still rule that the company didn’t do enough to prevent it. Found insidev. Shell. PC. and. Shell. Nigeria. Milieudefensie (Friends of the Earth the Netherlands) and four Nigerian farmers brought charges against both Shell ... 2.3. The court held the company liable for two oil spills, ANP and NOS report. In another case, before the Dutch court, Shell is also waiting for compensation. 1. The Court of Appeal in The Hague has ruled in favour of Milieudefensie / Friends of the Earth Netherlands and four Nigerians in an oil pollution case that was first brought against Royal Dutch Shell and Shell Nigeria in 2008. Update 1 February 2021 the Court has now upheld liability for certain aspects of the pollution, citing duty of care under Nigerian common law. Found insideThis study comprises a review of oil palm development and management across landscapes in the tropics. 13 January 2021. The focus of this contribution is the recent decisions by the Hague Court of Appeal in the case of Four Nigerian Farmers and Stichting Milieudefensie v Shell. The Claimants alleged that oil spills and pollution from pipelines operated by SPDC caused Shell’s argument succeeded at the UK’s Court of Appeal in Okpadi v Shell, Footnote 15 but not at the Dutch Court of Appeal in Akpan, Milieudefensie v Shell. The bench added that parent company Royal Dutch Shell was also liable to … Background. In this case, Milieudefensie and the farmers are suing both the Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC – Shell's subsidiary in Nigeria) and Shell and Milieudefensie v. Shell respectively, common law duties of care on parent companies have gone from a distant hypothetical to a very real possibility. Laura Hurst. Found inside – Page 105brought jointly by four Nigerian farmers and the Dutch NGO Mileudefensie (Friends ... 274 Efanga & Oguru v Royal Dutch Shell (2009) (Motion for the Court to ... Found inside66 OrontoDouglas v.Shell (1999) 2 NWLR (Pt 591), 466. 67 T.Ogowewo, 'Theproblem with standing to sue in Nigeria' (1995) 39 Journal of African Law 1, 18. “Milieudefensie”, “RDS”, “SPDC”, “Shell Petroleum” and “Shell T&T”. May 26, 2021. Milieudefensie, the Dutch branch of Friends of The Earth, brought the lawsuit in 2008 on behalf of four Nigerian farmers. The Dutch Dimension: Ruling in Milieudefensie et al. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 28 ON TRIAL: SHELL IN NIGERIA LEGAL ACTIONS AGAINST THE OIL MULTINATIONAL 4 Amnesty International. The oil spills have caused massive fish kills and contamination of croplands. Shell Is Back in Court for Nigeria Oil Spills Liability Ruling By . Oil and gas company Shell must reduce greenhouse gas emissions faster than it had planned. In a judgment in the case of Akpan and Vereniging Milieudefensie v. Royal Dutch Shell PLC and Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC), 24 Friday Alfred Akpan and Vereniging Milieudefensie vs. Royal Dutch Shell PLC and Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd, District Court of The Hague [2013] ECLI.NL.RBDHA.2013.BY9854 Rechtbank Den Haag, 30-01-2013, C/09/337050/HA ZA 09/1580. The plaintiffs in Akpan 2013 alleged that both cor- porations had failed to prevent oil spills from a wellhead in Nigeria, causing environmental v Royal Dutch Shell Plc[1](Milieudefensie).In this piece, we will discuss the ramifications of the judgment on parent company liability and examine the wider trend towards such liability. versus: 1. the legal entity organized under the laws of the United KingdomRoyal Dutch Shell Plc, with office in The Hague, 2. the legal entity organized under the laws of NigeriaThe Shell Petroleum Both Shell and the farmers appealed against that ruling. Dutch Courts have jurisdiction in case against Shell Nigeria oil spills. Shell response to Dutch court ruling in case brought by Milieudefensie. During the period of 1937, Shell Inc decided. v Royal Dutch Shell Plc [1] (Milieudefensie).In this piece, we will discuss the ramifications of the judgment on parent company liability and examine the wider trend towards such liability. Found insideDespite the number of litigations pending in front of Nigerian courts, ... Milieudefensie v Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Shell Petroleum Development Co Nigeria ... v. 1. February 15, 2021. Found inside – Page 31365 In the Dutch case of Akpan & Milieudefensie v Royal Dutch Shell plc & Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd, the Hague District Court ... Found inside – Page 289The court further noted that under Nigerian common law there was no proximity between SPDC in Nigeria and Milieudefensie in Amsterdam for any damage that ... 70 countries involving more than 93,000 employees. To avoid unnecessary overlap, I will be referring to Cases E and F, Milieudefensie v Royal Dutch Shell plc (1) and Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd (E), and Shell Petroleum Company of Nigeria Ltd v Friday Alfred Akpan (F) . Dutch court rules in climate case: Royal Dutch Shell v Friends of the Earth Netherlands and others. Allegedly, the oil flowed into plaintiffs’ farmland and fishponds, polluting it and making it unfit for use. The case was filed in the Hague District Court. 20 Four Nigerian Farmers , ECLI:NL:GHDHA:2021:134 ( Ikot Ada Udo ). corporations. Found insideRights of robots, a closer collaboration between law and the health sector, the relation between justice and development - these are some of the topics covered in The Law of the Future and the Future of Law: Volume II. The central question ... Found inside – Page 22914 Akpan v. Shell (see n. 6); Rb. Den Haag January 30, 2013, (Oguru & Others v. rds Plc. and spdc of Nigeria Ltd.), ljn BY9850 (Neth.); ... The claims brought by Milieudefensie et al. effectively sought to extend the principles established in Urgenda v Netherlands (discussed here) to a private corporation. Mr. Akpan, a Nigerian farmer affected by oil spills, and Milieudefensie, a Dutch NGO, brought a number of civil proceedings against Royal Dutch Shell (RDS) and its Een veroordeling is een ander paar mouwen en niet noodzakelijk aantrekkelijk. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Every year there are hundreds of spills from Shell’s pipelines and wells in the Niger Delta. Shell Nigeria is the common name for Royal Dutch Shell's Nigerian operations carried out through four subsidiaries—primarily Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC). 330891/ HA ZA 09-579 2009. Update 3 May 2021 Shell are appealing (only) the duty of care issue with the Supreme Court. They started two parallel proceedings before The Hague District Court. In December 2020 a hearing took place before the District Court in The Hague (the Netherlands) in the climate change case between Milieudefensie et al. Royal Dutch Shell's joint ventures account for more than 21% of Nigeria's total petroleum production(629,000 barrels per day (100,000 m 3 /d) (bpd) in 2009) from more than eighty fields. Milieudefensie, the Dutch arm of Friends of the Earth and the farmers first took Shell to court back in 2008 for oil spills in Goi, Oruma and Ikot Ada Udo in Nigeria. Jurisdictions: On April 5th, 2019, the environmental group Milieudefensie/Friends of the Earth Netherlands and co-plaintiffs served Shell a court summons alleging Shell’s contributions to climate change violate its duty of care under Dutch law and human rights obligations. The claimants are represented by Professor L Zegveld and M Uiterwaal. The Hague, 29 January 2021 – The Court of Appeal in The Hague has ruled in favour of Milieudefensie/Friends of the Earth Netherlands and four Nigerians on most points in an oil pollution case that was first brought against Shell in 2008. Now trending: parent company liability following Milieudefensie Hausfeld recently published a Perspectives focusing on the human rights implications of the decision in Milieudefensie et al. Found insideShell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd. and Others.) More recently, in Milieudefensie et al. v Royal Dutch Shell Plc., environmental groups have ... Justice for victims of Shell pollution . Hausfeld recently published a Perspectives focusing on the human rights implications of the decision in Milieudefensie et al. Update 3 May 2021 Shell are appealing (only) the duty of care issue with the Supreme Court. The Nigerian branch of Shell must compensate four farmers from the African country, the appeals court in The Hague ruled on Friday. Two weeks ago, the Dutch Court of Appeal was the first court to hold on the merits that RDS, the parent company of the Shell group, incurred a duty of care to farmers in the Niger Delta. Today, the District Court in The Hague delivered its ruling in the climate change case filed against Royal Dutch Shell (“Shell”) by Milieudefensie, other NGOs and a group of private individuals. Samkalden, LL.M. Friends of the Earth supporters unfold a banner on Friday outside the district court in The Hague, Netherlands, where the court delivered its judgment in a long-running case in which four Nigerian farmers are seeking compensation and a cleanup from energy giant Shell for pollution caused by leaking oil pipelines in the Niger Delta. In 2013, the court in The Hague ruled that Shell was responsible for the oil spills, but only in Ikot Ada Udo and also observed that the parent company Royal Dutch Shell cannot be held liable for the activities of its Nigerian subsidiary, … The amount of compensation has yet to be determined. A DUTCH appeals court has ruled that Shell is responsible for the consequences of oil spills in two Nigerian villages from its subsidiary Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC). Found inside – Page 3474.27–4.29; Akpan and Milieudefensie v. ... Exploring the International Relevance of the Dutch Shell Nigeria Case', Netherlands International Law Review ... Shell is schuldig verklaard in één van de vijf zaken - en moet compensatie betalen voor aangerichte olievervuiling in een dorp in Nigeria. In contrast, Akpan 2013 was a tort case brought by a Nigerian farmer, Akpan, and the Dutch NGO Miliendefensie (Environmental Defense) against Shell and its Nigerian subsidiary.' Redactie 12 augustus 2021, 07:14 Een waarschuwingsbord bij door olie vervuild land in Nigeria… Found inside – Page 356For example, in the Dutch case of Milieudefensie et al. v SPDC, ... Court of The Hague against the Shell Petroleum Development Co. of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC) and ... Today, 18 December 2015, the Court of Appeal decided that Shell can be taken to court in the Netherlands for the effects of the oil spills in Nigeria. As I have reported in December, the Gerechtshof Den Haag confirmed jurisdiction against Shell’s Nigerian daughter company in Eric Barizaa Dooh and Vereniging Milieudefensie v Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd. (Please note the link first has the NL version of the judgment, followed by an EN translation). The Supreme Court has ruled today that two Nigerian communities, of more than 50,000 people combined, can bring their legal claims for clean-up and compensation against Royal Dutch Shell plc (RDS) and its Nigerian subsidiary, the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC). The plaintiffs in Akpan 2013 alleged that both cor- porations had failed to prevent oil spills from a wellhead in Nigeria, causing environmental This has ruined the livelihoods of residents. 20 [2009] EWHC 2475; [2010] EWHC 3228. We previously reported on the landmark decision handed down by the District Court of The Hague (the “District Court”) on 26 May 2021, in the matter of Milieudefensie et al. A major new independent scientific assessment, carried out by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), shows that pollution from over 50 years of oil operations in the region has penetrated further and deeper than many may have ... The Hague, 18 december 2015. The English Supreme Court’s February 12, 2021 judgment in Okpabi and others v Royal Dutch Shell Plc and another [2021] UKSC 3 is a landmark decision in the field of human rights and environmental protection. Sign in to download document In the recent decision of Akpan v Royal Dutch Shell plc (30 January 2013), a Dutch court ordered a Nigerian subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell to pay … Found inside – Page 513... farmers from three Nigerian villages initiated claims against Shell before the ... fear of discrimination or persecution, a local legal system that is ... Shell Nigeria has been violating Nigerian laws prohibiting gas flaring since 1984, and with its leaks has transformed the once fertile wetlands of the Niger delta into the world’s largest oil disaster. Found inside – Page 48... der Organisation Milieudefensie insbesondere gegen Royal Dutch Shell Plc und ... Tochtergesellschaft Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd. Hier meer informatie: www.milieudefensie.nl In de overige gevallen gaat Milieudefensie nog in hoger beroep. 21 Bodo Community v Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Case No HQ11X01280. In January, the Court of Appeal in The Hague ruled that Shell Nigeria is liable for the oil pollution at those farmers. This makes the Milieudefensie v. Shell the first case in which a parent company is held liable for the breach for duty of care for foreign claimants. Found inside – Page 1Is holding perpetrators of mass atrocities accountable a help or hindrance to conflict resolution? This book offers an in-depth examination of the effects of interventions by the ICC on peace, justice and conflict processes. Found inside – Page 63In 2008, four Nigerian farmers and fishermen, Eric Barizaa ... 26 Dooh and Milieudefensie v. Royal Dutch Shell Plc., et al., (hereinafter, Dooh v. by the Anglo-Dutch corporation,4 Shell. and . Diederik Baazil. Found inside – Page 541... 467 Milieudefensie v Shell case (Netherlands) 19, 199–200, 216–19, ... Net zero carbon target (UK) 81 Nice- Côte d'Azur airport 136 Nigeria 280–3, ... " Wading through the (polluted) mud: the Hague Court of Appeals rules on Shell in Nigeria", 2 February 2021. The parent company, Royal Dutch Shell… Shell’s Dutch parent company has also recently been found to be liable by The Hague Court of Appeal for oil spills in the Niger Delta in the court’s 29 January 2021 judgment in Nigerian Farmers and Milieudefensie v. Shell . He was joined by Vereniging Milieudefensie (Milieudefensie), a Dutch NGO whose objective is the worldwide promotion of environmental care, as a second plaintiff. The Oruma lawsuit claims that oil spillages occurred on 26 June 2005 and that Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (“Shell Nigeria”) (Shell’s Nigerian operating company) only closed the hole in the pipeline on 29 June 2005. Found inside – Page 86Between 1988 and 2015, Shell ranked as the 9th biggest emitter or GHGs, ... of the Earth (Milieudefensie), against the Nigerian subsidiary of Shell and its ... Friends of the Earth brought five claims against the parent company and its Nigerian subsidiary in Friday Alfred Akpan & Milieudefensie v Royal Dutch Shell PLC and Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd., District Court of In de overige gevallen gaat Milieudefensie nog in hoger beroep. 1. 10 jaar geleden startten wij samen met 4 boeren een rechtszaak tegen Shell in Nigeria. Milieudefensie, /KNKGWFGHGPUKGU NCYUWKV CICKPUV 5JGNN KP 0KIGTKC, https://en.milieudefensie.nl/shell-in-nigeria/milieudefensie-lawsuit-. Found inside – Page 636... against PMSCs as corporations (albeit decided prior to Kiobel v. Shell). ... See www.milieudefensie.nl/english/shell/the-people-of-nigeria-versus-shell. and Stichting Milieudefensie v Royal Dutch Shell plc and another [2015] ECLI:NL:GHDHA:2015:3588. On 29 January 2021, thirteen years after four Nigerian farmers and fisherfolks, Chief Fidelis Oguru, Mr Alali Efanga, Chief Barizaa Dooh and Elder Friday Alfred Akpan, instituted lawsuits in the Netherlands with the support of Milleudefensie, the Hague Court of Appeal found Royal Dutch Shell’s (Shell) subsidiary, Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (Shell Nigeria), liable for oil … Milieudefensie is also filing an appeal in a third case. Amsterdam, December 18, 2015 - Four Nigerian farmers and Friends of the Earth Netherlands/ Milieudefensie welcome today’s ruling by the Court of Appeals in The Hague allowing them to jointly sue Shell in the Netherlands for causing extensive oil spills in Nigeria. V Royal Dutch Shell Plc "Shell Nigeria is sentenced to compensate farmers for damages," the court said. 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