The case was one of a series of legal battles Shell has been battling in London courts against residents of the Niger Delta region.
Consequently, a group of 27,800 individuals and 457 communities have been trying to sue Shell, saying the resulting oil slick polluted their lands and waterways, damaging farming, fishing, drinking water, mangrove forests, and religious shrines.But the supreme court, on Wednesday, upheld rulings by two lower courts that found they had brought their case after the expiration of a six-year legal deadline for taking action, according to a Reuters report.
“The supreme court rejects the claimants’ submission. There was no continuing nuisance in this case,” Andrew Burrows, the presiding judge, said while delivering the ruling on behalf of the panel.Shell also disputed the claimants’ allegations, saying the Bonga spill was dispersed offshore and did not impact the shoreline.
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