Oil giant ends three year legal battle with £55m payout to Nigeria community devastated by two spills.
January 07, 2015 at 06:22 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Legalweek
Hogan Lovells and Leigh Day have advised as Royal Dutch Shell reached a £55m settlement with Nigerian fishermen and their community impacted by two large oil spills in 2008 and 2009.
The three year legal battle came to a close with the oil giant agreeing compensation payouts averaging £2,000 each to 15,600 fishermen and members of the community impacted by the spills in the Bodo region of the Niger Delta.
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