Reflections On Law – March 2021

INTERNATIONAL LAW-ENVIRONMENTAL CASES INCREASINGENGLISH SUPREME COURT GRANTS CONSENT FOR NIGERIAN POLLUTION CASE TO BE HEARD IN ENGLISH COURTS AND A GENERAL INCREASE IN CLIMATE LITIGATION1. ENGLISH SUPREME COURT RULING On the 12th of February the English Supreme Court ruled that two Nigerian communities may bring a legal claim for damages against Royal Dutch Shell (“Shell…