High Court allows claimants to argue Shell is responsible for all oil pollution in Bille region of Niger Delta during the relevant period

The High Court has ruled that claimants in Alame and Others v Shell Plc and Others [2026] EWHC 2332 (KB) may argue at trial that Shell Plc and Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd are liable for all oil pollution in the Bille region of the Niger Delta during the relevant period.

High court allows claimants to argue that Shell is liable for all oil pollution in Bille region of Niger delta