Ben Gordon

Apr 17, 2024 | mondaq.com | Neil Blake |Maura McIntosh |Ben Gordon

The High Court has determined questions of case management and disclosure following on from its previous ruling (considered here) that group claims against Shell Plc and its Nigerian subsidiary relating to oil contamination in the Niger Delta must proceed as "global claims", in light of the claimants' failure to identify the particular spills said to have caused each claimant's loss: Alame v Shell Plc [2024] EWHC 510 (KB).

Apr 9, 2024 | lexology.com | Neil Blake |Maura McIntosh |Ben Gordon

The High Court has determined questions of case management and disclosure following on from its previous ruling (considered here) that group claims against Shell Plc and its Nigerian subsidiary relating to oil contamination in the Niger Delta must proceed as “global claims”, in light of the claimants’ failure to identify the particular spills said to have caused each claimant’s loss: Alame v Shell Plc [2024] EWHC 510 (KB).

Apr 9, 2024 | lexology.com | Neil Blake |Maura McIntosh |Ben Gordon

The High Court has determined questions of case management and disclosure following on from its previous ruling (considered here) that group claims against Shell Plc and its Nigerian subsidiary relating to oil contamination in the Niger Delta must proceed as “global claims”, in light of the claimants’ failure to identify the particular spills said to have caused each claimant’s loss: Alame v Shell Plc [2024] EWHC 510 (KB).

Jan 31, 2024 | mondaq.com | Neil Blake |Maura McIntosh |Ben Gordon

The High Court has refused to strike out a group action brought against Shell Plc and its Nigerian subsidiary in connection with oil contamination in the Niger Delta. The court rejected the defendants' argument that the claims should be struck out due to a failure to identify the particular oil spills alleged to have caused each claimant's loss.