JALLA AND OTHERS v ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC AND OTHERS

[2020] BLR 267

QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION(TECHNOLOGY AND CONSTRUCTION COURT)

Before Mr Justice Stuart-Smith

Oil spills off Nigerian coast – Claims by coastal residents and communities – Negligence and nuisance – Substitution of party – Amendment – Limitation – New evidence – Deliberate concealment – Estoppel by convention – Substitution of new party where party named was a mistake – CPR r 19.5.3(a) – Service out of jurisdiction – Overlapping cases in Nigeria – Whether a stay of English proceedings necessary – Material non-disclosure.