ZAMBIAN VILLAGERS CAN SUE MINING COMPANY IN ENGLISH COURTS

04/15/2019

On April 10, London's Supreme Court ruled that nearly 2,000 Zambian villagers have the right to sue a mining company for allegedly polluting their land. Vedanta, which delisted from London last year but maintains a legal base in Britain, appealed a lower court ruling that the villagers' case could be heard in England. But the London court dismissed the company's appeal and held that the villagers could pursue their case through the English courts. For the full story, see https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-vedanta-mining-court/nearly-2000-zamb….