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Among other things, in its defense against the claims, Shell is arguing that it has no legal liability for the pollution in the communities contending that the communities have no legal standing to enforce clean up against Shell.
It is basing its argument that the parent company cannot be liable for any pollution arising from SPDC’s operations in relation to a Supreme Court judgement in Okpabi v. Shell. “For most Nigerian communities living with legacy pollution, that would essentially deprive them of any legal remedy against oil companies”.
Daniel Leader,a partner at the Leigh Day law firm stated that the case raises salient questions about the liabilities of oil companies.
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