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Royal Dutch Shell PLC
Breach of Lease Agreement in Nigeria
Date: 06/11/2007 (Date of Appeal Announcement)
Misconduct Type: Environment
Enforcement Agency: International
Contracting Party: International
Court Type: Civil
Amount: $147,000,000
Disposition: Judgment Against Defendant
Synopsis: In May 2007, the high court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria ordered Royal Dutch Shell to pay six billion naira (US$147 million) in damages to three local communities for breaching a lease agreement on land on which it has staff residential quarters. The communities claimed Shell’s exploration activities have harmed the local environment. Shell filed an appeal for a stay of execution of the judgment.
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