On this page, you will find all legal documents related to Milieudefensie’s first climate case against Shell. Are you looking for general information? Then read the summaries and explainers. Are you looking for more detailed information? Have a look at the original legal documents.

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Find all the PDFs of the original documents here:

PDF’s - All the original documents

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Summaries & explainers

Expert reports

March 2024 - Expert letters

October 2022 - Expert Letters

Original legal documents

Supreme Court of The Netherlands

📄 July 17 2026 - our reply to the latest written submission

📄 May 22 2026 - The oral argument Milieudefensie

📄 May 22 2026 - The written submission Mililieudefensie

February 2025 - Originating document initiating proceedings before the Supreme Court

Court of Appeal of The Hague

November 2024 - Judgment on Appeal

April 2024 - Oral hearings

March 2024 - Expert letters

Written pleading Milieudefensie

Statement of Defence on Appeal after Joinder

Statement of Defence on Appeal

October 2022 - Expert Letters

District Court of The Hague

May 2021 - Judgment in First Instance

December 2020 - Oral hearings

Statement on the record of response to exhibit RK 37

Statement on the record of submission of additional exhibit

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

Statement on the record of amendment of claim

April 2019 - Court Summons

April 2018 - Notice of liability

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The case against Royal Dutch Shell was brought by a number of Dutch NGO’s: Vereniging Milieudefensie (Friends of the Earth Netherlands), Stichting Greenpeace Nederland, Stichting ter bevordering van de Fossielvrij-beweging, Landelijke Vereniging tot Behoud van de Waddenzee, Stichting Both ENDS, Vereniging Jongeren Milieu Actief (now: Milieudefensie Jong) and Stichting Action Aid.

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