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15 Dec 2011, 12:22 am
”[15] One such example is the landmark $352 million Royal Dutch Shell settlement, which arose from allegations by European investors that Shell overstated its oil and gas reserves.[16] As such, the Netherlands might be the new “place to [read post]
30 Mar 2009, 10:00 pm
The recent Vivendi securities class action in the United States and the pathbreaking Royal Dutch Shell settlement under the 2005 Dutch collective settlement act confirm this trend. [read post]
23 Jul 2021, 6:06 am
Williams (York University, Robert Eccles (Oxford University), and Ellie Mulholland (CCLI), on Thursday, July 22, 2021 Tags: Boards of Directors, Climate change, Environmental disclosure, ESG, Fiduciary duties, International governance, Liability standards, Netherlands, Royal Dutch Shell, Securities litigation, Sustainability Board’s Oversight of Racial DE&I Posted by Benjamin Colton (State Street… [read post]
25 Nov 2008, 2:00 pm
The Lloyd's report cites the Royal Dutch Shell settlement submitted to a Dutch court last year--in which the company agreed to pay non-U.S. shareholders $450 million to resolve allegations that it overstated its oil reserves--as a potential landmark case in Europe's class action development. [read post]
24 Feb 2012, 9:09 pm
Their lawsuit, a class action claim, targeted a Netherlands firm, Royal Dutch Shell Petroleum Co., along with one of its subsidiaries, and a British firm, Shell Transport and Trading Co. [read post]
21 Jun 2021, 11:21 am
Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.). [read post]
30 Nov 2009, 9:53 am
For example, Royal Dutch Shell settled with the family of Ken Saro-Wiwa, a critic of Shell who was hanged by the country’s military regime in response to his protest against the company’s environmental practices, and other plaintiffs, but denied any wrongdoing.[6] The company stated that it “will provide funding for the trust and a compassionate payment to the plaintiffs and the estates they represent in recognition of the tragic turn of events… [read post]
4 Jan 2022, 1:52 am
Kieninger: Climate Change Litigation and Private International Law The recent Shell ruling by the District Court of The Hague raises the question whether Carbon Majors could also be sued outside the state of their corporate home and which law would be applicable to claims for damages or injunctive relief. [read post]
24 Jun 2011, 11:39 am
For example, commentators have noted that the Royal Dutch settlement in the Netherlands was pursued by Royal Dutch Shell as much as it was by the investors in an effort to [read post]
29 Dec 2021, 12:00 pm
Royal Dutch Shell plc in May 2021, the Dutch court ordered Royal Dutch Shell to reduce its emissions by 45% by 2030 in response to an action filed by 17,000 Dutch citizens who said Shell’s investment in fossil fuels would threaten their human rights. [read post]
19 Sep 2016, 7:43 am
” — Sir Mark Moody-Stuart, former chairman of Royal Dutch Shell “For those wishing to know what’s right with our financial system and how it can go wrong—or what’s wrong with it and how it can be set right, this is the book for you. [read post]
27 May 2014, 4:23 am
. - Royal Dutch Shell - Eltek LTD - Hill-Rom Holdings SCOTUS: Awaiting the Halliburton v. [read post]
29 May 2009, 1:28 am
Jury May Decide Liability of Shell in Nigerian Executions
New York Law Journal
Absent a settlement, a jury to be selected beginning Tuesday in lower Manhattan will be asked to reach a historic verdict that would make Royal Dutch/Shell the first foreign corporation found liable in a U.S. courtroom for aiding and abetting human rights violations by the forces of a foreign nation. [read post]
12 Mar 2014, 8:57 am
-Zijin Mining Group Co Ltd 38- Volcan Compañia Minera SA 50- WTK Holdings Bhr 70- AngloGold Ashanti Ltd 94- Ta Ann Holdings Bhr 126- Schweitzer-Mauduit Int and Huabao Intl Holdings Ltd 148- Eni SpA 150- Royal Dutch Shell Plc1 74- Zuari Agro Chemicals Ltd 206- Africa Israel Investments Ltd 218- Alliant Techsystems Inc 224- Lockheed Martin Corp 228- Sesa Sterlite 232- Daewoo International Corp, Oil and Natural Gas Corp Ltd, GAIL India Ltd, Korea Gas… [read post]
14 Nov 2008, 2:26 am
These kinds of questions have come up before, for example, in connection with the Royal Dutch Shell cases, where there were also parallel proceedings in different countries (refer here). [read post]
19 Jun 2010, 11:06 pm
BP's annual cash flow fluctuates by $450 million for every $1 change in oil, he estimated.If oil prices fell, BP would be more likely to explore selling itself to Exxon Mobil, Royal Dutch Shell or Chevron or at least divest its U.S. operations, analysts said._ Washington could restrict BP in the U.S.BP's willingness to set up a compensation fund seems to have converted Obama into more of an ally than an antagonist. [read post]
17 Jun 2010, 3:33 am
Chevron, Exxon, Royal Dutch Shell and other companies also have substantial experience in such operations. [read post]
16 Apr 2019, 7:29 am
Similarly he rejected the submission that there was any general limiting principle that a parent company could never incur a duty of care merely by issuing group-wide policies and guidelines and expecting the subsidiary to comply. [read post]
6 Aug 2007, 9:28 am
The group decided to pursue the Illinois law because "[it] was the most poorly drafted," O'Flaherty said. [read post]
9 Oct 2021, 11:18 pm
Using the example of the recent lawsuit of the environmental organization Milieudefensie and other environmental associations against Royal Dutch Shell before the District Court of The Hague, which was successful in the first instance, and the lawsuit of the Peruvian farmer Lliuya against RWE AG, which has been pending in the second instance at the Higher Regional Court of Hamm since 2017, Álvarez-Armas at [read post]
