Alame and others -v- Shell
CivilCourt of Appeal Civil DivisionHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionJudgment
Neutral citation number: [2024] EWCA Civ 1500
Case numbers: CA-2024-000769 and
CA-2024-000122
6 December 2024
CA-2024-000769
In the Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
On appeal from the High Court of Justice
King’s Bench Division
Mrs Justice May
[2024] EWHC 510 (KB)
Before:
Lord Justice Bean
Lord Justice Males
and
Lord Justice Stuart-Smith
Between:
(1) Alame and others
(2) Chief Minapakama and others
(3) Okpabi and others
(4) Ejire Awala and others
(5) Okochi Nwoko Ododo and others
(Claimants/Appellants)
-v-
(1) Shell Plc (formerly known as Royal Dutch Shell Plc)
(2) The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd
(Defendants/Respondents)
CA-2024-000122
In the Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
On appeal from the High Court of Justice
King’s Bench Division
Mrs Justice May
[2023] EWHC 2961 (KB)
Before:
Lord Justice Bean
Lord Justice Males
and
Lord Justice Stuart-Smith
Between:
(1) Shell Plc (formerly known as Royal Dutch Shell Plc)
(2) The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd
(Defendants/Appellants)
-v-
(1) Alame and others
(2) Chief Minapakama and others
(3) Okpabi and others
(4) Ejire Awala and others
(5) Okochi Nwoko Ododo and others
(Claimants/Respondents)