High Court Continues Shells Final Injunctions…

On 17 October 2025, Myriam Stacey KC and Joel Semakula successfully obtained continuations of the final injunctions granted by Mr Justice Dexter Dias on 3 December 2024 in three separate claims on behalf of Shell in the High Court. The judgment of Mr Justice Eyre considers:

the scope of the difference in approach to be taken in renewals versus reviews;
the applicability and legal relevance of the unincorporated Aarhus Convention for the second time in these direct action environmental cases and following the decision of the Court of Appeal in R v Hallam [2025] EWCA Crim 199 at [47] – [50]; and
Mr Justice Nicklin’s observations in MBR Acres Limited v. Curtin and Persons Unknown [2025] EWHC 331 (KB), in which he took a different approach to the description of ‘Persons Unknown’ defendants and contempt applications in this context.

Myriam and Joel were instructed by Stuart Wortley, Alexander Wright, Bethany Taylor and Madeline Hulme of Eversheds Sutherland.

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