ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES LAW CASES/JUDGMENTS
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MAIN ISSUES |
| ABIETO ALAGOMA & ORS v. SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED |
ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES LAW: – Multinational Oil Corporations and environmental accountability – Preliminary litigation hurdles to public interest litigations against environmental pollution – Preliminary objections against hearing of substantive suits – Relevant considerations |
| ENVIRONMENTAL LAW – BUILDING/TOWN PLANNING AND NUISANCE LAWS:- Residential Estate – Layout plan covering same – Where designated residential and constitutes controlling plan for the whole estate – Individual building plans of plots within estate – Validity of granting approval to buildings plans setting up commercial operations within the same estate –Whether will amount to a fraud on the control layout plan – Where operations in commercial buildings detracts from residential quality of neighbourhood – How treated | |
| ADERAWOS TIMBER COMPANY LTD V ADEDIRE AND OTHERS |
ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES LAW:- Statutory establishment of a forest reserve – Implication for rights of use over land, vegetations, animals and other natural features connected to the land – Right to action connected therewith – How resolved |
| ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES: Natural resources – Waterways – Tidal waters and smaller water bodies – In whom vested – Control of tidal waters and creeks/other veins of larger rivers or lagoons – whether distinction exists between natural resources for the use of public and one vested in Crown or State – Effect | |
| ALHAJI ADO IBRAHIM & CO. LTD. & ANOR V. ELDESTEIN (NIG.) LIMITED |
ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES – MINES AND MINERALS:- Quarrying operation and licence – Protection of land upon which based – Assessment of quantum of compensation for trespass to land connected therewith – Jurisdiction – Whether exclusive to Federal High Court – How treated |
| ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES LAW:- Rivers – Distinction between creeks and main river arteries – Appropriation or use of main river artery by local inhabitants – Attitude of court to claims for exclusive control/ownership of water body connecting several villages | |
| AMATA v MODEKWE |
ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE LAW:- Claim for declaration of title over vast community land and associated water bodies – Burden of proof |
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ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA V ADELAIDE STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED |
ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES:- Coal – Exploitation, Mining and trade in same – monopoly of trade with intent to control – When deemed to be in detriment of the public and the supply/price of coal |
| C.G.G V OGU |
ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE LAW: – Shooting of explosives and other geological survey activities in the course of oil exploration activities in the oil field – When deemed to constitute wrongful and reckless acts of breaking and entering into farmland resulting in wanton destruction of cash/economic crops and trees, fish ponds, juju shrines and farm house – Court with jurisdiction to hear matter |
| ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES LAW:- Claim for adequate/fair compensation for loss of use of land and damage to economic crops and trees – Proper court forum for same – Whether jurisdiction of State High Court ousted – Sections 6 and 19 of the Oil Pipeline Act Cap 07 Laws of the Federation 2004 – Whether applicable law | |
| JUMOSIMA WARI & ORS v. MOBIL INC OF AMERICA & ANOR |
ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES LAW: Environmental pollution – claim for compensation and other reliefs – holding Multinational oil corporations accountable – Litigation issues |
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