Litigating about where to litigate : Vedanta Resources Plc v Lungowe [2019] UKSC 20

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Schoeman, Elsabe

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Juta Law Journals

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This is the latest judgment in a case brought by African claimants against a big multinational corporation (MNC) and its African subsidiary in the United Kingdom (UK) for harm suffered as a result of the activities of the subsidiary in Africa. Two similar appeals are currently pending in England.

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Litigating, Multinational corporations (MNCs), United Kingdom (UK), African subsidiary

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Schoeman, E. 2019, 'Litigating about where to litigate : Vedanta Resources Plc v Lungowe [2019] UKSC 20', Comparative and International Law Journal of Southern Africa, vol. 52, no. 3, pp. 445-457.