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Corporate Climate Responsibility After “Milieudefensie vs. Shell” Court of Appeal Decision – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

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Corporate Climate Responsibility After “Milieudefensie vs. Shell” Court of Appeal Decision – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

Introduction. Tort Law Climate Litigation The recent decision by The Hague Court of Appeal on 12 November 2024 in the case Milieudefensie vs. Shell was eagerly awaited in both legal academia and the oil and gas industry. It overturns the path-breaking initial 2021 judgment, in which the Shell group was ordered to reduce its aggregate … Read more

Alame v Shell. The Court of Appeal reverses procedural orders on ‘global claims’ and lead cases viz causation, which would effectively have torpedoed claims viz ubiquitous pollution. – Go Health Pro

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Alame v Shell. The Court of Appeal reverses procedural orders on ‘global claims’ and lead cases viz causation, which would effectively have torpedoed claims viz ubiquitous pollution. – Go Health Pro

In Alame & Ors v Shell PLC & Anor [2024] EWCA Civ 1500 Stuart-Smith LJ delivered the unanimous judgment on the appeal against a range of procedural issues which I have previously discussed here. Judgments appealed are [2024] EWHC 510 (KB) and [2023] EWHC 2961 (KB) The Rome II evidence and procedure issue which I … Read more

Deuce. The Hague Court of Appeal in Milieudefensie v Shell on imposing emission reduction obligations on private corporations. (Guest blog by Quinten Jacobs). – Go Health Pro

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Deuce. The Hague Court of Appeal in Milieudefensie v Shell on imposing emission reduction obligations on private corporations. (Guest blog by Quinten Jacobs). – Go Health Pro

I know I have Tweeted that I would add my tuppence on the Court of Appeal at The Hague on Wednesday reversing (English translation of the Court of Appeal here) the first instance judgment in Milieudefensie v Shell. That judgment had imposed CO2 reduction emissions targets on Shell. (In my post on the first instance … Read more

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