LONDON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The UK Supreme Court on Friday
allowed a group of 42,500 Nigerian farmers and fishermen to sue
Royal Dutch Shell (RDS) RDSa.L in English courts after years
of oil spills in the Niger Delta contaminated land and
groundwater.
Senior judges said UK-domiciled Shell, one of the world's
biggest energy companies, did have a common law duty of care, in
the latest case to test whether multinationals can be held to
account for the acts of overseas subsidiaries.