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Activists in Nigeria and Europe Demand Transparency from Total after Divestment Announcement

28 July 2026

Following the announcement of the oil company Total that it is selling part of its petroleum assets in the Niger Delta, four organizations in Nigeria and Europe are taking legal action against the parent company of the corporation.

The groups are demanding more information about how a legacy of environmental damage will be addressed and how those affected will be compensated.

The groups are Friends of the Earth France, Hawkmoth, HEDA Resource Centre and Social Action, supported by The Corner House and ReCommon.

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UK Supreme Court Rules that Nigerian Communities can Sue Shell in the UK

Landmark Judgment in Case of Okpabi and Others v Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDS) and Another

25 February 2021

On Friday 12 February 2021, the UK Supreme Court ruled that the Court of Appeal was wrong to refuse villagers from the Ogale and Bille communities in the Niger Delta permission to sue Royal Dutch Shell (RDS) in London for damages allegedly caused by numerous oil spills from Shell oil pipelines.

The Appeal Court had previously ruled that the English courts have no jurisdiction to hear the case because RDS was found not to exercise control over its Nigerian subsidiaries.

file iconThe Corner House's written intervention in the case of Okpabi v. Shell