On March 19, 2021, the Federal Court of Australia found in the Sanda v PTTEP Australasia class action case representing over 15 000 Indonesian seaweed farmers, that the oil company breached its duty of care owed to them when suspending and operating an oil well which consequently led to an oil spill in 2009 impacting farmers’ livelihood.
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Proceedings against Shell for oil spills in Nigeria can go on says the UK Supreme Court
Hard times for Shell. On 12 February 2021, two weeks after the Court of Appeal of The Hague found Shell subsidiary and parent company liable for oil spills in Nigeria in a landmark ruling, the UK Supreme Court, in a much awaited ruling, confirmed that proceedings against the parent company could continue before UK courts for similar issues raised by Nigerian farming and fishing communities, as real issues were to be tried.
Read moreLandmark ruling: Shell subsidiary and parent company found liable for oil spills in Nigeria
On January 29, 2021, the Court of Appeals of The Hague found in two judgements (cases A and B and cases C and D in Dutch) Shell Nigeria (SPDC) and its parent company Royal Dutch Shell (RDS) responsible for oil spills in the Niger Delta in Nigeria.
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