Documents on the Shell legal case
Since May 2008 four Nigerian citizens and Friends of the Earth Netherlands/Nigeria are filing a unique lawsuit against Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell. The Nigerians, fishermen and farmers, suffer major damage from oil spills because of oil production by Shell. Below you can access a number of legal documents and some factsheet where you can read more about the legal proceedings.
1. Legal documents
- Subpoena Oruma
- May 2009 - Shell’s response to the subpoenas
- July 2009 - The response of Milieudefensie and the Nigerian plaintiffs to Shell’s argument for non-jurisdiction
- December 2009 - Judgment courtcase Shell in jurisdiction motion Oruma
- September 2011 - Judgment exhibition Friday Alfred Akpan
- September 2011 - Judgment exhibition Fidelis A. Oguru
- September 2011 - Judgment exhibition Barizaa Tete Dooh
- January 2013 - Final judgment Friday Alfred Akpan
- January 2013 - Final judgment Fidelis A. Oguru
- January 2013 - Final judgment Barizaa Tete Dooh
(these are .pdf-files and may take a few moments to download)
2. Factsheets
- The legal case step by step (factsheet)
- Oilspills in the Niger Delta (factsheet)
- Shell's oil leaks in Nigeria continue (factsheet)
3. The story of the plaintiffs
In the factsheets below you can read more about the plaintiffs, their lawyers and the villages.
Document acties
- Press relations
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Press relations exclusively answers questions of journalists and editorial offices via phone number
0031 - 20 - 5507 333 or e-mail
persvoorlichting@milieudefensie.nl
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