Environmental law charity ClientEarth’s unsuccessful attempt to sue Shell over its climate strategy shows the difficulties in bringing activist shareholder claims, lawyers said on Monday, after London’s High Court dismissed the case. ClientEarth, which holds 27 shares in Shell, alleges …
ClientEarth, an environmental law charity turned activist Shell investor, said on Friday it was challenging a London court decision to dismiss its novel lawsuit against the energy giant’s board over alleged climate risk mismanagement. The group said it would ask …
A group of European institutional investors is backing a novel London lawsuit against energy giant Shell’s board over alleged climate mismanagement in a case that could have far-reaching implications for how companies tackle emissions. ClientEarth, an environmental law charity turned …
A push by Britain to toughen up corporate environmental disclosures will cast a spotlight on climate change dawdlers as campaigners increasingly turn to the courts to force a speedier transition to a low-carbon economy. Almost 2,000 climate change-related lawsuits have …
LONDON — Environmental lawyers ClientEarth said on Tuesday they were preparing legal action against the directors of Shell over the company’s climate transition plan, in what they said would be the first such case of its kind. The ClientEarth lawyers …
