Oil spillage and environmental pollution

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• NIGERIAN AGIP OIL CO. LTD. V. JANYIM NIGERIA LTD. (2015)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal, Port Harcourt Division

  Judgment date

  10 July 2014

  Case summary of Nigerian Agip Oil Co. Ltd v. Janyim Nigeria Ltd, focusing on representative action, jurisdiction, damages, and appellate court decisions.

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  • Balance of probabilities→
  • Burden of proof→
  • Court jurisdiction→
  • Family property→
  • General damages→
  • Juristic personality→
  • Representative action→
  • appellate interference with damages→

• ELF PETROLEUM (NIG.) LTD. VS. NWOKOMA (2002)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Port Harcourt Division)

  Judgment date

  10 December 2002

  A comprehensive overview of the Elf Petroleum v. Nwokoma case, addressing jurisdictional issues over oil mining operations and compensation claims in Nigeria.

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  • Abuse of court process→
  • compensation for environmental damage→
  • constitution (suspension and modification) decree no. 107 of 1993, section 230(1)(o)→
  • federal high court (amendment) decree no. 60 of 1991, section 7(1)(p)→
  • federal high court exclusive jurisdiction→
  • jurisdiction raised at any stage→
  • mines and minerals jurisdiction→
  • nullity for want of jurisdiction→

• SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF NIGERIA LTD V. ABEL A (2001)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  18 May 2001

  Summary of Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited v. Abel Isaiah et al, addressing jurisdiction issues in oil mining and spillage.

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  • 1999 constitution, section 251(1)(n)→
  • Negligence→
  • compensation for oil pollution damage→
  • constitution (suspension and modification) decree no. 107 of 1993, section 230(1)(o)→
  • federal high court (amendment) decree no. 60 of 1991, section 7→
  • federal high court exclusive jurisdiction→
  • jurisdictional objection raised at any stage→
  • mines and minerals jurisdiction→