The cases are being brought by Leigh Day, which was previously successful in agreeing a £55 million compensation package with Shell to another Nigerian community: GEORGE ESIRI/REUTERS
Neil Johnston: November 21, 2016
A legal battle between Shell and two Nigerian communities who claim that the company caused repeated oil spills will reach the High Court this week.
Tomorrow a four-day hearing will begin to decide whether British courts can hear the legal claims on behalf of 40,000 Nigerians against the oil giant and a subsidiary which operated in the Niger Delta.