OPINION: Rulings over Nigeria oil spills expose 'duty of care' liabilities for parent companies like Shell
16 February 2021 7:54 GMT Updated 16 February 2021 7:54 GMT in London OPINION: Two recent ground-breaking legal judgements in the Netherlands and the UK against Anglo-Dutch supermajor Shell have widened the circumstances in which multinational companies can be held responsible for the activities of subsidiaries. ENERGY EXPLORED: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCELERATE Gain valuable insight into the global oil and gas industry's energy transition from ACCELERATE, the free weekly newsletter from Upstream and Recharge. On 29 January, a Dutch court found Shell liable for pollution caused by it...
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