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Bodo Community & others v. Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd
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UK High Court concludes trial on Nigerian Bodo community's legal claim against Shell's oil spill clean-up, reserves judgement
The UK High Court has concluded hearings and reserved judgement in the GBP55m oil spill lawsuit against Shell. The claimants, the Bodo community of Nigeria, believe Shell has failed to properly clean up oil spills caused by Shell in 2008. The parties are awaiting judgement.
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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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Nigeria: Shell's N15 Billion Settlement to Ogoni Community "Inadequate"
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Shell’s Nigerian subsidiary agrees £55 million settlement with the Bodo community
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Nigeria: Shell agrees to compensate communities affected by two oil spills
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Shell agrees £55m compensation deal for Niger Delta community
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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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Shell announces £55m payout for Nigeria oil spills
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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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Long-awaited victory as Shell finally pays out £55 million over Niger Delta oil spills
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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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Shell in preliminary Nigeria oil spill judgement
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London High Court rules that Shell Nigeria could be legally liable for bunkering
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Bodo Community & others v. Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd
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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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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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Shell faces claim over Niger delta spills
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Clean-up teams barred from Niger delta oil spill sites
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