The Business Law Reports
[2018] Bus LR 1022
Court of Appeal
HRH Emere Godwin Bebe Okpabi and others v Royal Dutch Shell plc and another
[2018] EWCA Civ 191
2017 Nov 21,
22,
23;
2018 Feb 14
2018 Feb 14
Sir Geoffrey Vos C, Sales, Simon LJJ
Negligence— Duty of care— Company— Oil operations conducted by Nigerian subsidiary company allegedly causing environmental damage in Nigeria— Claimants contending English parent company owing them common law duty of care for subsidiary’s acts and omissions— Whether duty of care in fact owed— Whether connection between subsidiary and England on which to found court’s jurisdiction