Overview of legal documents climatecase against Shell

On April 4, 2018, we announced a lawsuit against Shell. We ask the court to force Shell to become more sustainable. Below is an overview of all legal documents of our Climate Case.

April 2018

Notice letter Shell

April 2019

Court summons

Oktober 2020

Statement on the record of the amendment of claim

November 2019

Statement of defence

November 2020

Statement on the record explaining the amendment of claim relief sought part 1 A

December 2020

Court day 1, December 1st

Notes on oral arguments 1

Notes on oral arguments 2

Shell

Pleading Notes part 1

Pleading notes part 2

Court day 2, December 3rd

Notes on oral arguments 3

Notes on oral arguments 4

Notes on oral arguments 5

Shell

Pleading notes part 3

11 December

Statement on the record of submission of additional exhibit

Court day 3, December 15th

Notes on oral arguments 6

Notes on oral arguments 7

Notes on oral arguments 8

Shell

Pleading notes applicable law

Pleading notes court's role

Pleading notes, facts and questions

Pleading notes science

Court day 4, December 17th

Notes on oral arguments 9

Shell

Pleading notes relief sought

30 December

Statement on the record of response to exhibit RK-37

Shell

Pleading notes substantive assessment

May 26 2021 the verdict: We won!

Englisch: Verdict climate case, Milieudefensie Shell
Español: Veredicto, Milieudefensie Shell
Français: Arrêt, Milieudefensie Shell

June 25 2021 letter to Shell

We wrote a letter to Shell in which we request for a meeting with Shell CEO, Ben van Beurden

Letter to Shell