UK court dismisses suit on RDS liability for Niger Delta oil spills

30 January 2017, Sweetcrude, Port Harcourt, Nigeria — A High Court in London has dismissed a suit by Bille and Ogale communities seeking to sue Royal Dutch Shell (RDS) in English courts for spill incidents in the Niger Delta. The communities had, on May 2015, through their UK solicitors, Leigh Day, brought oil spill litigation […] More »