Crude oil spillage

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• OROFIN V. CHEVRON NIG. LTD (2007)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Benin Division)

  Judgment date

  30 July 2007

  A detailed overview of the case Orofin v. Chevron Nig. Ltd concerning jurisdictional issues in Nigerian courts, including the dismissal of an appeal for lack of

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  • 1979 constitution, section 230(1)→
  • 1999 constitution, section 251(1)→
  • Jurisdiction→
  • Representative action→
  • State High Court jurisdiction→
  • Striking out for want of jurisdiction→
  • crude oil spillage→
  • exclusive jurisdiction of the federal high court→

• NNPC VS. SELE (2004)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Benin Division)

  Judgment date

  6 September 2004

  Case summary of NNPC vs. Sele, addressing negligence, causation and jurisdiction in relation to oil spillage affecting Ogbe-Udu Community.

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  • Common interest and common grievance→
  • Double compensation→
  • Limitation of actions→
  • Negligence→
  • Representative action→
  • appellate interference with findings of fact→
  • continuing damage or injury→
  • court of appeal act, section 16→

• S.P.D.C. LTD. VS. BUKUMA FISHERMEN SOCIETY LTD. (2001)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Port Harcourt Division)

  Judgment date

  12 July 2001

  Summary of the Court of Appeal's decision in S.P.D.C. Ltd. vs. Bukuma Fishermen Society regarding jurisdiction in oil-related disputes.

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  • Negligence→
  • Oil pollution→
  • Ouster of jurisdiction→
  • cause of action and applicable law→
  • constitution (suspension and modification) decree no. 107 of 1993, section 230(1)→
  • crude oil spillage→
  • exclusive jurisdiction of federal high court→
  • federal high court (amendment) decree no. 60 of 1991, section 7→