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Bodo Community & others v. Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd
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UK: Nigerian Bodo community's legal claim over Shell's SPDC oil spill clean-up can be heard at trial, High Court rules
In the UK, the High Court has rejected Shell's attempt to dismiss a legal claim by the Bodo community in Nigeria over a major oil spill clean-up. The judge ruled in favor of the community, allowing the evidence to be heard at a trial scheduled for 17 February 2025.
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Nigeria: Communities accuse British based law firm of short changing them; includes company response
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Leigh Day & Co's Response
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Nigeria's Bodo community claims win over Shell after latest UK court ruling
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Interview with John Gbei from the Bodo community in Nigeria
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Nigeria: Bodo community claim Shell has yet to begin oil spill clean-up following settlement
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Shell & the Bodo community – settlement vs. litigation
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Shell and the liability debate
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Long-awaited victory as Shell finally pays out £55 million over Niger Delta oil spills
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Shell’s Nigerian subsidiary agrees £55 million settlement with the Bodo community
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Shell agrees £55m compensation deal for Niger Delta community
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Nigeria: Shell s’engage à verser 70 millions d'euros à la communauté Bodo touchée par les fuites de pétrole de 2008
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Niger Delta communities hit by oil spills to instigate more claims in London against oil firms, say civil society actors
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Nigeria: Shell agrees to compensate communities affected by two oil spills
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Shell announces £55m payout for Nigeria oil spills
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Nigeria: Shell's N15 Billion Settlement to Ogoni Community "Inadequate"
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Shell Lied to Dutch Court About Oil Spills in Nigeria, Say Friends of the Earth
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Shell 'warned Nigeria pipeline could leak before spills'
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Colombian farmers sue BP over oil pipeline’s alleged impact
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Senior English judge delivers ruling in preliminary Bodo trial
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Nigeria: Shell could face fresh compensation claims after landmark environmental ruling
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Bodo Community & others v. Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd
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London High Court rules that Shell Nigeria could be legally liable for bunkering
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Shell in preliminary Nigeria oil spill judgement
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Background to the Bodo claim [UK/Nigeria]
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Niger delta oil spill victims reject 'derisory' Shell compensation offer
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Shell seeks settlement for Nigeria oil spill
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[audio] Today programme [interview with Martyn Day & Mutiu Sunmonu re Nigeria oil spill litigation, starts on min. 52.20]
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Clean-up teams barred from Niger delta oil spill sites
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Shell faces claim over Niger delta spills
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