Colleagues in the Environmental, Safety and Health practice group have published an interesting post on the recent Vedanta Resources decision. In that case, the UK Supreme Court held that a claim for negligence and breach of statutory duty against a mining company based in Zambia and its English parent can be heard by the UK courts.

Click on this link to read more:

https://www.freshlawblog.com/2019/05/01/uk-supreme-court-considering-parent-company-liability-for-environmental-harm-caused-by-overseas-subsidiaries/

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