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International Financial Law Prof Blog
Taxing Oil, Gas and Minerals Across Borders Poses Challenges for Developing Nations
See the full article from the IMF here by Philip Daniel, Michael Keen, Artur Swistak, and Victor Thuronyi Seventy percent of the world’s poorest people live in countries rich in oil,…
Latham.London
Key Decision on Corporate Separateness – English High Court Decides Not to “impose liability in an indeterminate amount, for an indeterminate time, to an indeterminate class”
By Paul Davies and Michael Green In a highly anticipated judgment, the English High Court has ruled that Royal Dutch Shell (RDS), a holding company that is the ultimate parent…
Louisiana Law Blog
Admiralty and Navigable Water Bodies – Not Just Jurisdictional Issues
As fundamental as the concept of jurisdiction might be, it is often assumed to exist and therefore glazed over in a plaintiff’s petition or a defendant’s notice of removal. But…
Energy & the Law
Operator – Don’t Get Burned by Paying an Insolvent Contractor
MEMORANDUM From: Legal Department To: Accounts Payable Re: What we learned from Shell Western E&P, Inc. v. Pel-State Bulk Plant, LLC ________________________________________________________________________ Just received notice of a Texas subcontractor's mineral…
Canadian Energy Law
Key Developments in Canadian Private Markets Law | Oil & Gas Focus – Q1 2016
Jennifer McPherson and Chip Johnston - The following is an overview of key developments in Canadian law and regulatory practice applicable to private M&A in the oil and gas industry from…
The Energy Law Blog
Louisiana Appellate Court Unanimously Dismisses Cross-Appeals in Legacy Case
Louisiana appellate court unanimously dismisses cross-appeals in legacy case, finding that the trial court improperly designated partial summary judgment rulings as final under Article 1915 of the Louisiana Code of…
The D&O Diary
Dutch Shareholder Foundation Seeks to Represent Global Class of VW Investors
Several years ago, when investors’ representatives used class claims settlement procedures available under Netherlands law to reach securities claim settlements involving Royal Dutch Shell (about which refer here) and Converium…
The Right Coast
13 demonstrators hang from Portland bridge to block Shell ship | Local & Regional | KATU.com – Portland News, Sports, Traffic Weather and Breaking News – Portland, Oregon
"They are creating a human barricade so that the Shell icebreaker cannot get through," said Annie Leonard, the executive director of Greenpeace U.S. "They are prepared to stay up there…
Environmental Law Prof Blog
Ninth Circuit Upholds Interior Department’s Approval of Shell Oil Spill Response Plans for Alaska Offshore Oil Development
On June 12, the Ninth Circuit (Farris, Nelson (dissenting), Nguyen) issued a decision in Alaska Wilderness League v. Jewell. In 2012, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement within the…
Corporate Defense and Disputes
Texas Supreme Court: Companies Shielded from Defamation Claims for Statements in Internal Investigation Reports
By Jonathan Siegelaub, Phillip Caraballo-Garrison, Sigal Mandelker
Last week, the Texas Supreme Court joined the majority of jurisdictions in holding that a company enjoys an absolute privilege when providing the Department of Justice (DOJ) with an internal…