Royal Dutch Shell faces having to pay compensation of potentially more than £250m ($410m) after the Anglo-Dutch oil group admitted liability for two spills in Nigeria following a legal claim brought in the UK. The agreement comes after a class-action lawsuit was brought in the High Court by the Bodo Community in the Niger Delta against Shell and its subsidiary, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC). Martyn Day, of law firm Leigh Day acting for the Nigerians, said that he was pleased Shell had admitted liability and agreed to concede to the English jurisdiction and court system…Most of those who have brought claims are fishermen and typically earn about £3,000 to £5,000 a year on average… The SPDC said it “has always acknowledged that the two spills which affected the Bodo community, and which are the subject of this legal action, were operational”. “As such, SPDC will pay compensation in accordance with Nigerian law,” it added.