The UK Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that it was too late for a group of Nigerian claimants to sue two Shell subsidiaries over a 2011 offshore oil spill they say had a devastating impact on the coastal area where they live.
A view shows a logo of Shell petrol station in South East London, Britain, February 2, 2023. REUTERS/May JamesLONDON, May 10 - The UK Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that it was too late for a group of Nigerian claimants to sue two Shell
The case stems from the leakage of an estimated 40,000 barrels of crude oil on Dec. 20, 2011, during the loading of an oil tanker at Shell's Bonga oil field, 120 km off the coast of Nigeria's southern Niger Delta. But the Supreme Court upheld rulings by two lower courts that found they had brought their case after the expiry of a six-year legal deadline for taking action.
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