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Shell
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Cleary M&A and Corporate Governance Watch
Derivative Claim Against Shell’s Board by Climate-Change Activist Shareholder is Refused Permission to Proceed
By James Brady‑Banzet, Maurits Dolmans, Nikita Lall, Andreas Wildner, Clara Cibrario Assereto
On February 9, 2023, NGO ClientEarth sued all eleven members of the board of directors of Shell plc before the English High Court, for allegedly failing to take steps to…
Allens Insights
WIP: Tax treatment of exploration
By Allens
In brief 2 min read As part of the Federal Government's 2023-24 Budget (Budget), it was announced that legislation would be enacted to apply a narrow meaning of 'exploration' for…
Cleary Securities, Disclosure, and Governance Watch
ESG Litigation: Derivative Claims Against Directors: Q&A
The litigation recently launched in England by the NGO, ClientEarth, against the members of the board of directors of Shell plc has generated a significant level of interest from organisations…
Cleary M&A and Corporate Governance Watch
ESG Litigation: Derivative Claims Against Directors: Q&A
By James Brady‑Banzet, Nikita Davé, Clara Cibrario Assereto
The litigation recently launched in England by the NGO, ClientEarth, against the members of the board of directors of Shell plc has generated a significant level of interest from organisations…
In-House Ops
Drive Success with Process-Focused Decisions
By Alexandra Guajardo, Jared Applegate
In this interview with Corporate Counsel Business Journal, Alexandra Guajardo, Pricing & Analytics Officer at Shell, and Jared Applegate, Chief Legal Operations Officer with Barnes & Thornburg, discuss the challenges…
Energy & the Law
“All Means All” in Construing an Assignment of Leases
Co-author Caleb White In a recurring theme, harmony and the four-corners rule were front and center in Citation 2002 Inv. LLC et al v. Occidental Permian, Ltd. et al, a…
UK Human Rights Blog
2023: Year of the Nuisance?
Introduction Photograph: Jeff Morgan 16/Alamy; the Guardian 2023 has already been a landmark year for nuisance, with the Supreme Court handing down its controversial decision in Fearn v Tate Gallery (as discussed…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Shearman & Sterling Discusses Personal Liability in UK of Directors for Climate Strategy
By Elise Edson, Ben Shorten, Julia Derrick, Trinh Chubbock, Jonathan Swil
In a potentially precedent-setting case, 11 directors of global energy company Shell Plc (formerly Royal Dutch Shell Plc) [1] are being sued in their personal capacity over the company’s energy transition strategy. The…
Product Perspective: Complex Tort & Product Law
Court of Appeals of Louisiana Affirms Second 8-Figure Verdict of 2023
In a move that further cements Louisiana’s place as the 7th Ranked Judicial Hell Hole of 2023, the Court of Appeals of Louisiana affirmed a second 8-figure verdict of 2023…
The D&O Diary
Guest Post: Client Earth Claim Against the Board of Shell: A Sign of Things to Come in the UK?
Francis Kean In a recent post, I discussed the lawsuit filed in a UK court by the environmental advocacy group ClientEarth against the board of Shell. In the following guest…